Kanaku Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Kanaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 174 | 1:304,262 | 23,403 |
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
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) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 885,573rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kanaku reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanaku is also the 160,665th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 2,177 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 2 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Kanaku occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainaku | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kanakou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kangaku | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kanakuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanakui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kannaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanakut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanaaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kainakau | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gkanakou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanakush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanhakui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaneku | 83 | 1,907 | / |
| Canaku | 83 | 29 | / |
| Konaku | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kanoku | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kenaku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khanakhup | 80 | 191 | / |
| Kanakoe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Khonaku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konasku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanacut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenakku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenhaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kounakou | 71 | 1,409 | / |
| Komnakou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kanoukou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kongakou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kongnaku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanoekou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanokhuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuinakui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkenakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongnakou | 67 | 420 | / |
| Canoku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keneku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Canacu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kongnakhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Konoku | 67 | 2 | / |
Kanaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaku in the Oriya language | ||
| କନକୁ | kanaku | - |
| Kanaku in the Hindi language | ||
| कनकू | kanaku | 69.01 |
| कनकु | kanaku | 25.35 |
| कानकू | kanaku | 2.82 |
| कणकु | kanaku | 1.41 |
| कनाकू | kanaku | 1.41 |
| Kanaku in the Marathi language | ||
| कणकु | kanaku | 60.71 |
| कणकू | kanaku | 25 |
| कानकु | kanaku | 14.29 |
| Kanaku in the Russian language | ||
| Канаку | kanaku | - |
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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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- 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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