Kanako Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Kanako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 105 | 1:77,654 | 10,215 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kanako (17,108) may also be a first name.
Kanako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanako (Bengali: কানকো, Hindi: कनको, Marathi: कनको, Oriya: କନେକା, Russian: Канако) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanako? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 914,967th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Kanako is mostly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Kanako are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 42,358th most common first name on earth It is held by 17,108 people.
Kanako is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 77,654. In Papua New Guinea Kanako is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 40 percent reside, Madang, where 24 percent reside and West Sepik, where 15 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent reside and Botswana, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanako in the Bengali language | ||
| কানকো | kanako | - |
| Kanako in the Hindi language | ||
| कनको | kanako | 99.52 |
| कनाको | kanako | 0.32 |
| कणको | kanako | 0.16 |
| Kanako in the Marathi language | ||
| कनको | kanako | 92.98 |
| सनकु | sanaku | 3.51 |
| चनका | canaka | 1.75 |
| पडको | padako | 1.75 |
| Kanako in the Oriya language | ||
| କନେକା | kaneka | 50 |
| କାନେକା | kaneka | 25 |
| କନକ | kanaka | 25 |
| Kanako in the Russian language | ||
| Канако | kanako | - |
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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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