Kananke Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kananke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kananke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
India131:59,005,029552,550
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kananke (24) may also be a first name.

Kananke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kananke (Marathi: नाके) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kananke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 420,074th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. The last name Kananke is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kananke are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

Kananke is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 804 people, or 1 in 25,881. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kananke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kananke in the Marathi language
नाकेnake50
कनाकेkanake50

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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 Kananke
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