Kaneke Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

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

Kaneke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1841:287,72622,395
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
India171:45,121,493474,784
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kaneke (105) may also be a first name.

Kaneke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaneke (Marathi: कानेके) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaneke is the 727,600th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kaneke reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kaneke is also the 920,134th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 105 people.

Kaneke is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 287,726. In Tanzania Kaneke is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Kaneke is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanecke9218/
Kaneske9216/
Kaneker924/
Kaneeke923/
Kanaeke921/
Kanieke921/
Kanekee921/
Kanetke921/
Kangeke921/
Kaneake921/
Kanek91181/
Khaneker868/
Kaneskey861/
Kannekes861/
Kaniecke861/
Kanesske860/
Kanake838,116/
Kanike831,991/
Köneke83892/
Kaneka83747/
Keneke83176/
Kaneki83140/
Koneke8326/
Khanek8316/
Kaneck8313/
Kainek8312/
Kanoke839/
Kaneky834/
Kaniek833/
Kanhek832/
Kanekh832/
Kangek832/
Kajnek831/
Kaneik831/
Kaneec831/
Qaneke831/
Kanhke831/
Khaneaker801/
Kannake7710,183/
Khanake772,200/
Könecke771,039/
Kanyoke77973/
Khoneke77766/
Kanhake77566/
Kanecki77557/
Kahanek77555/
Koeneke77416/
Kahánek77387/
Keuneke77348/
Kannike77343/
Kanekoa77214/
Konecke77173/
Kainake7750/
Kaniker7749/
Kanesky7743/
Kanicke7721/
Caneker7720/
Köhneke7720/
Keineke7720/
Kannoke7713/
Khaneka7713/
Kaunike7712/
Kanaake7710/
Kaineki7710/
Kanneka779/
Kanekio779/
Kanekha779/
Kanikey779/
Kanakke777/
Kanhike777/
Konneke776/
Kanykey775/
Koneske775/
Koneeke773/
Kaanake773/
Kainike773/
Koineke773/
Khanyke773/
Kanieck772/
Kanieki772/
Kenekeh772/
Konekie772/
Kenecke771/
Kaanike771/
Khaneeg771/
Khaneki771/
Khanoke771/
Kanaike771/
Kanakey771/
Kanhoke771/
Kanikee771/
Kaneaki771/
Kanethk771/
Quaneke771/
Koneker771/
Kanakei771/
Kautnek771/
Kauneki771/
Kaenake771/
Kanieka771/
Kanikeu771/
Koyneke771/
Caneske771/
Kanekai771/
Kanekit771/
Kenieke770/
Kanocke770/
Konekey770/
Kanik738,614/
Konek73645/
Canek73309/
Kaneg73115/
Kaník7322/
Kanyk7315/
Kaněk738/
Kanec731/
Kanık731/
Keunecke711,293/
Koenecke71448/
Khaneche71128/
Konneker71128/
Konnecke7176/
Koehneke7170/
Kanheski7148/
Köhnecke7140/
Kaniecka7133/
Khanekit7116/
Keinecke7115/
Koinecke7114/
Koniecke7113/
Khaneykh7112/
Kaunecki7110/
Kagnegue7110/
Kautneck719/
Khannake714/
Kaneicki714/
Kanekova713/
Kanekaya713/
Keineker713/
Kaneshki713/
Kaneskär713/
Kanniker713/
Kanahake712/
Kannakke712/
Khajnake712/
Kaunekis712/
Kaunecka712/
Kaunaike711/
Kanitker711/
Kannakee711/
Kanneaka711/
Kannekka711/
Kaneakai711/
Kanneche711/
Kahnekhi711/
Kaniecky711/
Kaneckis711/
Kaineski711/
Koneicke710/
Kounecke710/
Kaniki6719,438/
Kanika676,472/
Kanaki672,807/
Konake671,309/
Katnik67328/
Kanyok67318/
Kanick67213/
Kaniok67207/
Kanaky67189/
Khanyk67168/
Kosnek67145/
Kannik67125/
Kainec67103/
Koneck6797/
Koneka6784/
Kounek6769/
Kanjka6765/
Konnek6757/
Khanik6751/
Keneki6749/
Khanec6743/
Kanyka6741/
Koneak6739/
Kanneg6738/
Kaniky6737/
Kaineg6736/
Kanyky6734/
Konike6732/
Kojnek6728/
Cannek6726/
Kanuik6722/
Konoke6722/
Konnecker6719/
Canike6718/
Koneki6717/
Koehnecke6714/
Kainik6713/
Kanice6711/
Kanikh6711/
Kauneckis6710/
Kaneca6710/
Komnek679/
Kanoki679/
Kaunyk679/
Kaunik678/
Keneky678/
Koneky678/
Caneki678/
Caneck677/
Kanyki677/
Kanaik677/
Kotnek674/
Canake674/
Khonek673/
Kanheg673/
Konhke672/
Khanekova672/
Kaanik672/
Kanegh672/
Keunek672/
Katnyk672/
Khaynikke671/
Keanik671/
Koonek671/
Kongek671/
Konieckie671/
Casnek671/
Caneka671/
Khaneg671/
Khaineche671/
Kaaneg671/
Keunnecke671/
Kasník671/
Kaniec671/
Kanischke671/
Kaneckaja671/
Koniek671/
Kainyk671/
Kaneic670/
Konedk670/

Kaneke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneke in the Marathi language
कानेकेkaneke40
काणेकेkaneke40
कणाकेkanake20

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