Kanakana Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Kanakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Kanakana (984) may also be a first name.
Kanakana Demographics
Average Kanakana Salary in
South Africa
R 185,640
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanakana (Bengali: কনকনা, Hindi: कनकना, Marathi: कनकणा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 990,978th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kanakana reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanakana is also the 256,804th most common forename on earth, borne by 984 people.
Kanakana is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Apart from The DR Congo Kanakana exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent live.
Kanakana Last Name Statistics demography
Kanakana earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning R 185,640 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakanna | 94 | 24 | / |
| Kangakanga | 89 | 27 | / |
| Khanakhana | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kanakani | 88 | 74 | / |
| Kanakona | 88 | 69 | / |
| Kanakane | 88 | 47 | / |
| Konakana | 88 | 15 | / |
| Canakana | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kanakano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenakana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanakkanatt | 84 | 21 | / |
| Kanakkanath | 84 | 13 | / |
| Kanokanga | 82 | 292 | / |
| Kanakange | 82 | 48 | / |
| Kanakanui | 82 | 39 | / |
| Kanakaino | 82 | 24 | / |
| Kenakanna | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kanakanno | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakanne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanekanna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kannakane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhane | 78 | 117 | / |
| Khanakhani | 78 | 6 | / |
| Kgaunakani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khanakanyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Konakano | 75 | 1,060 | / |
| Kanokena | 75 | 199 | / |
| Canacana | 75 | 110 | / |
| Kenakena | 75 | 48 | / |
| Konakona | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kanakoni | 75 | 8 | / |
| Konakani | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kanokano | 75 | 2 | / |
| Canakena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanokane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanekena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanocana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canaecana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cangacanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canakhaniy | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakana in the Bengali language | ||
| কনকনা | kanakana | - |
| Kanakana in the Hindi language | ||
| कनकना | kanakana | - |
| Kanakana in the Marathi language | ||
| कनकणा | kanakana | - |
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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
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- 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 Kanakana
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