Kanakane Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kanakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kanakane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanakane (Hindi: कनकने, Marathi: कनकने) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanakane is the 2,843,861st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kanakane are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Kanakane is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Kanakane is most common in: Maharashtra, where 34 percent reside, Gujarat, where 17 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakane in the Marathi language
कनकनेkanakane-
Kanakane in the Hindi language
कनकनेkanakane66.67
सीपीकनकनेsipikanakane11.11
कानकनेkanakane11.11
कनकाेkanakae11.11

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