Kanakang Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Kanakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383

Kanakang Last Name Facts

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

Kanakang is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanakang is the 1,604,449th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Kanakang is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kanakang reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kanakang is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Kanakang is most common in: North West, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Kanakang Last Name Statistics demography

Kanakang earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.33% less than the national average, earning R 120,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangakang943/
Kanokang88332/
Kenakang8828/
Kanakong881/
Kanacang881/
Konakang881/
Khanakhaeng844/
Kanakhong821/
Konakong751/
Kanokhong71225/
Koonakoong671/
Khanokhong671/
Khanakhounk631/

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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 Kanakang
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