Kananika Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Kananika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kananika (129) may also be a first name.
Kananika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kananika (Marathi: कानिनका, Oriya: କାନନିକା) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kananika is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kananika reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 129 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanangika | 94 | 68 | / |
| Kanasnika | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kannanaika | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanonika | 88 | 95 | / |
| Kananuka | 88 | 14 | / |
| Kananiko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kananukha | 82 | 66 | / |
| Kananaike | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kanganiki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanganyoka | 78 | 4 | / |
| Konaniecka | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kaneneka | 75 | 333 | / |
| Kanoneka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanenica | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanoniki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kononikha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kananukho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanangeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonisky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konanukha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konainaiko | 67 | 2 | / |
Kananika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kananika in the Marathi language | ||
| कानिनका | kaninaka | - |
| Kananika in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନନିକା | kananika | 53.85 |
| କାନନୀକା | kananika | 26.92 |
| କନନିକା | kananika | 15.38 |
| କାନନିକାାଇଁ | kananikaa'im | 3.85 |
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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 Kananika
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