Kanakani Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Kanakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kanakani (31) may also be a first name.
Kanakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanakani (Hindi: कनकानी, Marathi: कनकानी, Oriya: କନକନି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Kanakani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanakani reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 10,507,745. In India it is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 53 percent live, Telangana, where 16 percent live and Maharashtra, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account India Kanakani occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakanui | 94 | 39 | / |
| Khanakhani | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kgaunakani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khanakanyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanakana | 88 | 259 | / |
| Kanakane | 88 | 47 | / |
| Kanakoni | 88 | 8 | / |
| Konakani | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kanakange | 82 | 48 | / |
| Kanakanna | 82 | 24 | / |
| Kanaikeni | 82 | 14 | / |
| Kannakane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakanne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhane | 78 | 117 | / |
| Khanakhana | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kannekanyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Canakhaniy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanekane | 75 | 132 | / |
| Kanakona | 75 | 69 | / |
| Konakana | 75 | 15 | / |
| Canacani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Canakana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanokane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanekeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canacana | 63 | 110 | / |
| Kanokene | 63 | 41 | / |
| Konakona | 63 | 20 | / |
| Konakene | 63 | 5 | / |
| Konakone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanocana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konecani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chhanachhani | 60 | 1 | / |
| Conayqani | 59 | 31 | / |
| Kenekene | 50 | 88 | / |
| Konekone | 50 | 3 | / |
Kanakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakani in the Hindi language | ||
| कनकानी | kanakani | - |
| Kanakani in the Marathi language | ||
| कनकानी | kanakani | - |
| Kanakani in the Oriya language | ||
| କନକନି | kanakani | 60 |
| କନକାଣି | kanakani | 20 |
| କନକନୀ | kanakani | 20 |
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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 Kanakani
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