Kakana Surname
Approximately 3,106 people bear this surname
Kakana Surname Definition:
Kakana is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has refused to be put down by detractors.
Kakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,101 | 1:49,208 | 6,257 |
| India | 799 | 1:960,032 | 40,990 |
| DR Congo | 684 | 1:108,011 | 11,961 |
| Papua New Guinea | 184 | 1:44,314 | 5,438 |
| Zambia | 115 | 1:137,825 | 10,109 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | 1:17,577 | 3,381 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Kakana (359) may also be a first name.
Kakana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kakana is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has refused to be put down by detractors.
Kakana Demographics
Average Kakana Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kakana (Georgian: კაკანა, Hindi: ककणा, Marathi: काकाना, Oriya: କକନା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kakana is the 143,154th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,346,280 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Kakana reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kakana is also the 459,598th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 359 people.
The last name Kakana is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 49,208. In South Africa Kakana is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Free State, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.
Kakana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kakana surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kakana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.43% less than the national average, earning R 127,308 per year; in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $46,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakana in the Georgian language | ||
| კაკანა | kakana | - |
| Kakana in the Marathi language | ||
| काकाना | kakana | 76.92 |
| काकाणा | kakana | 7.69 |
| ककना | kakana | 7.69 |
| ककणा | kakana | 7.69 |
| Kakana in the Oriya language | ||
| କକନା | kakana | 66.67 |
| କାକଣା | kakana | 33.33 |
| Kakana in the Hindi language | ||
| ककणा | kakana | 50 |
| ककाना | kakana | 25 |
| ककना | kakana | 25 |
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Footnotes
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