Kakana Surname

143,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1011:49,2086,257
India7991:960,03240,990
DR Congo6841:108,01111,961
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
Zambia1151:137,82510,109
Greece521:213,07333,423
Solomon Islands331:17,5773,381
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kakana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kakana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kakana (Georgian: კაკანა, Hindi: ककणा, Marathi: काकाना, Oriya: କକନା) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,154th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,346,280 people. The last name Kakana occurs mostly 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 prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 359 people.

The last name Kakana is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,101 people, or 1 in 49,208. In South Africa Kakana is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Free State, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

Kakana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakanga921,094/
Khakana9299/
Kakanaş9280/
Kaykana9259/
Kakkana9220/
Kaekana9217/
Kakaina9216/
Kakhana9211/
Kakaana9211/
Kakauna929/
Kakanna926/
Kaukana925/
Kakanha925/
Kaikana924/
Kakanay924/
Kgakana922/
Kakanai922/
Kakanau922/
Keakana921/
Kakaena921/
Kackana921/
Kakainay8696/
Kahukana8654/
Khakhana8637/
Kakkanat8634/
Khaakana8626/
Kaikaina8621/
Gkagkana8618/
Kakkanas8617/
Kaykanat8613/
Kackanas865/
Kaskanea864/
Khakayna863/
Katkanna863/
Kakanatt863/
Kakhanna862/
Kakkanha862/
Kahkanga861/
Kakanaya861/
Keakanga861/
Katkatna861/
Kaikanga861/
Kakanass861/
Kaikanha861/
Katkanha861/
Kekana8354,247/
Kakani8327,248/
Kakona832,740/
Kakane83935/
Cakana83573/
Kakena83359/
Kokana83132/
Qakana8376/
Kakano8359/
Kakanj8330/
Kacana8325/
Kakany8310/
Kakanh832/
Khakkanha80212/
Khaikanha80185/
Gkagkanas8018/
Kaskaneas808/
Khakkhana808/
Khakhanat807/
Kakkanath805/
Kackanatt802/
Kadkanath801/
Khaikhana801/
Keakanapp800/
Kaskani772,796/
Kakanou771,372/
Kakaniy77401/
Khakona77366/
Kgakane77317/
Kakanyi77308/
Kokhana77242/
Khakane77228/
Khakani77211/
Kakanis77210/
Kakhani77169/
Kakanyo77127/
Kaakani77122/
Kagkani77102/
Kaukani7765/
Kookana7762/
Kakanei7754/
Katkani7752/
Kakanje7751/
Kakuina7748/
Kakauni7746/
Kakangi7742/
Kakoona7738/
Kakkani7732/
Kakonas7732/
Kakanos7727/
Kaikani7727/
Kakanni7726/
Kakanio7720/
Kadkani7720/
Kacanga7719/
Koukana7717/
Kokanai7712/
Kokanay7712/
Kakaani7711/
Khakany778/
Kaikane778/
Kacanaj778/
Kakhane777/
Kakanij777/
Kakaney776/
Kakaino776/
Kaecana776/
Kakaine775/
Kokanga775/
Kaikena775/
Kakaini775/
Kahkani775/
Kakoina774/
Kaykani774/
Kaikona774/
Kakange774/
Kakanih774/
Kackane774/
Kokanha774/
Kakeena773/
Kekanna773/
Cakkana773/
Kakanii773/
Khokana773/
Kakanip772/
Kkakani772/
Kgaqana772/
Kakouna772/
Kakanne772/
Kakgane772/
Kadkona772/
Kakanee771/
Kaskano771/
Gkakani771/
Keakani771/
Khakanh771/
Khakano771/
Keikana771/
Kaikano771/
Kakagne771/
Kakango771/
Kakanie771/
Kakeina771/
Kacaana771/
Kakonna771/
Kakgano771/
Kakkane771/
Kaqaina771/
Kaqauna771/
Kkakona771/
Cakaana771/
Cakanaj771/
Cakcana771/
Kahkany771/
Kgakani771/
Qhakana771/
Kadkane771/
Katkona771/
Kakhannaya751/
Kagkamnead751/
Kaskanis71718/
Khakhane71603/
Kaykhani71362/
Kahkahni71273/
Kgakgane71190/
Khaukani71168/
Khakaneh71149/
Kakkhani71113/
Gkagkani7169/
Khakanyo7168/
Kokanaya7167/
Kagkanis7158/
Kaškonas7138/
Koçkanat7134/
Kaukeano7126/
Khakhani7123/
Kaçkaner7120/
Kaakaani7116/
Khakonad7111/
Kahakani7110/
Kashkano715/
Koukanga715/
Kadkanje714/
Kakanych714/
Kokkanna713/
Kaskhani713/
Kahacana713/
Khadkani713/
Kachkane712/
Cakkhana712/
Kaukaney711/
Kakanets711/
Kakoonat711/
Khekhana711/
Khakhano711/
Kaukanne711/
Kakahane711/
Kakannou711/
Kakanood711/
Kakaynou711/
Kadkanou711/
Kacaanga711/
Kaccanga711/
Kahakano711/
Koikanga711/
Kasskany711/
Khokhana711/
Kakaangi711/
Kashkani711/
Khakanit711/
Kokani6732,852/
Kokane6726,164/
Kakono671,542/
Kokona67612/
Kacani67599/
Cakani67554/
Kokena67502/
Kekena67277/
Kakone67189/
Kakoni67151/
Kekona67143/
Cakane67107/
Gkagkanis67101/
Kacane6788/
Kokhanaya6755/
Cacana6752/
Kakány6746/
Qokana6723/
Cokana6720/
Kocana6718/
Kakeno6716/
Kokanj6716/
Kecana6714/
Kákona6714/
Kokany6712/
Kokano6711/
Kakony679/
Kacany678/
Khaykhani676/
Gkagkanos675/
Gkagkanou675/
Qaqana675/
Khokhanat674/
Khakhanoo674/
Koskhanat674/
Qakane673/
Qakani673/
Kakhanets672/
Kacona672/
Kokanh672/
Cakanj672/
Kakahanou672/
Kekano672/
Qekana672/
Kacano672/
Cakany671/
Kakainych671/
Khatkhane671/
Khaukhani671/
Khashkhanash671/
Kakangnie671/
Gkasgkani671/
Khoukhana671/
Kaqani671/

Kakana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakana in the Georgian language
კაკანაkakana-
Kakana in the Marathi language
काकानाkakana76.92
काकाणाkakana7.69
ककनाkakana7.69
ककणाkakana7.69
Kakana in the Oriya language
କକନାkakana66.67
କାକଣାkakana33.33
Kakana in the Hindi language
ककणाkakana50
ककानाkakana25
ककनाkakana25

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