Kaneg Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kaneg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kaneg (80) may also be a first name.

Kaneg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaneg (Hindi: कानेग, Russian: Канег) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kaneg.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneg? popularity and diffusion

Kaneg is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Kaneg occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Kaneg live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kaneg is also the 1,075,395th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 80 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 93,721. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 90 percent reside and East Sepik, where 10 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Kaneg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kaneg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaneg last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaneg Last Name Statistics demography

Kaneg earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% more than the national average, earning $63,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanneg9138/
Kaineg9136/
Kanheg913/
Kanegh912/
Kaaneg911/
Khaneg911/
Khanegh831/
Khaneeg831/
Kanig80569/
Kanek80181/
Keneg8020/
Kanec801/
Koneg800/
Kagnegue7710/
Kaanhegh771/
Kanike731,991/
Kaneke73399/
Kheneg73162/
Kainec73103/
Kamnig7373/
Kanyog7356/
Khanec7343/
Kanigs7319/
Katnig7318/
Khanek7316/
Kaneck7313/
Kainek7312/
Kaenig737/
Kannig736/
Koneig736/
Konheg734/
Kaniek733/
Kaynig733/
Kangek732/
Kanekh732/
Kanhek732/
Konneg731/
Kainig731/
Cangeg731/
Koeneg731/
Kajnek731/
Kenegh731/
Kaniec731/
Kanigh731/
Kaneik731/
Kaneec731/
Khanyg731/
Khanig731/
Quaneg731/
Keanig730/
Kanigt730/
Keineg730/
Keeneg730/
Koineg730/
Kaneic730/
Kahanek67555/
Kahánek67387/
Kattnig67357/
Kannike67343/
Koinegg67320/
Kahanec6784/
Khannec6768/
Kanicke6721/
Kanecke6718/
Kaneske6716/
Kaunike6712/
Kanhike677/
Kanigue675/
Kainike673/
Kaneeke673/
Kanyogh673/
Kanieck672/
Kaneake671/
Kaanike671/
Kanaigh671/
Kanaike671/
Kanethk671/
Koneigh671/
Kautnek671/
Khangik671/
Kanetke671/
Konegue671/
Koeneig670/
Koenieg670/
Kangick670/

Kaneg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneg in the Hindi language
कानेगkanega83.33
कनेगkanega16.67
Kaneg in the Russian language
Канегkaneg-

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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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  • 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 Kaneg
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