Kanekane Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Kanekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Kanekane (Marathi: कांंेकणे) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanekane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Kanekane is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kanekane live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanekane is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 68 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Kanekane is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 52 percent live, Western, where 38 percent live and National Capital District, where 7 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Kanekane exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanekan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Konekane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanneikan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kanakanne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanekanna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kannekant | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanikan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanekon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaneshkani | 78 | 24 | / |
| Kannekeant | 78 | 3 | / |
| Khanekhand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kannekanyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanikani | 75 | 113 | / |
| Kenekene | 75 | 88 | / |
| Kanakani | 75 | 74 | / |
| Kanokene | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kanışkan | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kannikan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kanitkan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanikang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Konekone | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanikana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanaikan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanickan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanekeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanekham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaneican | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanikahn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canekana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanikine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannekam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kauneckiene | 74 | 16 | / |
| Kanakanui | 71 | 39 | / |
| Kanikanit | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanizkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konekangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniskani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenekenee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanekatim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konekon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniekonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanikhani | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanekane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanekane in the Marathi language | ||
| कांंेकणे | kammekane | - |
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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 Kanekane
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