Kanakaa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kanakaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kanakaa (101) may also be a first name.
Kanakaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanakaa (Hindi: कनकअ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kanakaa are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 940,641st most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 101 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent are found and Telangana, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India Kanakaa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanakaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakaa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनकअ | kanaka'a | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanakaa
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