Kanakana Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kanakana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Benin121:861,30044,192
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kanakana (984) may also be a first name.

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

Kanakana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakana in the Bengali language
কনকনাkanakana-
Kanakana in the Hindi language
कनकनाkanakana-
Kanakana in the Marathi language
कनकणाkanakana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanakana
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