Kanekane Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

Kanekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kanekane (68) may also be a first name.

Kanekane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanekane (Marathi: कांंेकणे) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanekane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kanekane reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kanekane is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 68 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 52 percent reside, Western, where 38 percent reside and National Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 21 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanekane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanekane in the Marathi language
कांंेकणेkammekane-

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Footnotes

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