Kanaku Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
Uganda701:557,70430,541
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India171:45,121,493474,784
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kanaku (2,177) may also be a first name.

Kanaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanaku (Hindi: कनकू, Marathi: कणकु, Oriya: କନକୁ, Russian: Канаку) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanaku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 885,573rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kanaku live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,665th most widely held first name internationally, held by 2,177 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 2 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kainaku927/
Kanakou926/
Kangaku924/
Kanakuy921/
Kanakui921/
Khanaku921/
Kannaku921/
Kanakut921/
Kanaaku921/
Khanakhu8622/
Kainakau864/
Gkanakou861/
Kanakush861/
Kanhakui861/
Kaneku831,907/
Canaku8329/
Konaku8325/
Kanoku836/
Kenaku833/
Khanakhup80191/
Kanakoe7720/
Khonaku772/
Konasku771/
Konakou771/
Kanacut771/
Kenakku771/
Kenhaku771/
Kounakou711,409/
Komnakou7121/
Kanoukou7118/
Kongakou716/
Kongnaku712/
Kanoekou711/
Kanokhuy711/
Kuinakui711/
Gkenakou711/
Kongnakou67420/
Canoku6712/
Keneku677/
Canacu674/
Kongnakhu674/
Konoku672/

Kanaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaku in the Oriya language
କନକୁkanaku-
Kanaku in the Hindi language
कनकूkanaku69.01
कनकुkanaku25.35
कानकूkanaku2.82
कणकुkanaku1.41
कनाकूkanaku1.41
Kanaku in the Marathi language
कणकुkanaku60.71
कणकूkanaku25
कानकुkanaku14.29
Kanaku in the Russian language
Канакуkanaku-

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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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  • 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 Kanaku
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