Kaneko Surname

1,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kaneko Surname User-submission:

From the Kanji 金 (kin, meaning 'money' or 'gold') and 子 (ko, meaning 'child'). It literally translates as 'money child' or 'golden child'.

Kaneko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan322,7791:39651
United States1,5851:228,68122,065
Brazil1,0151:210,9118,134
Thailand5261:134,29320,771
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
Marshall Islands761:682149
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia541:499,92037,885
Peru531:599,70015,316
France531:1,253,259128,888
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
England361:1,547,72466,012
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
China81:170,915,1968,932
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India51:153,413,076951,030
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kaneko (26,198) may also be a first name.

Kaneko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Kanji 金 (kin, meaning 'money' or 'gold') and 子 (ko, meaning 'child'). It literally translates as 'money child' or 'golden child'.

- zoneling

Kaneko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaneko (Hindi: कनेको, Russian: Канэко, Tibetan: ཀ་ནེ་ཀོ།) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,678th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,281 people. The last name Kaneko is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kaneko are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 30,876th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 26,198 people.

Kaneko is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 322,779 people, or 1 in 396. In Japan Kaneko is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kaneko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kaneko surname are 13.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kaneko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 76.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,225 per year; in United States they earn 25.56% more than the national average, earning $54,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanekoa92214/
Khaneko9269/
Kaineko924/
Kanekou923/
Katneko921/
Kanieko921/
Kangeko921/
Kaneiko921/
Khaneiko863/
Khayneko861/
Kanoekou861/
Kaneka83747/
Kanoko83582/
Kanako83290/
Kaniko83111/
Kaneco8341/
Koneko8338/
Keneko8313/
Caneko831/
Kanyko831/
Kanhko831/
Kannekopp801/
Kanyoko77552/
Konecko77349/
Konesko7789/
Kangeka7770/
Kangiko7756/
Kanoyko7729/
Kanokoo7727/
Kainako7725/
Khanako7716/
Khaneka7713/
Koneiko7713/
Kanneka779/
Kanekha779/
Konejko777/
Katniko775/
Kanioko774/
Kanikou773/
Kenekoi773/
Kanayko772/
Konetko772/
Kanakho772/
Kannoko772/
Konezko772/
Kannako771/
Kanniko771/
Kanokoh771/
Kaneska771/
Koneyko771/
Konieko771/
Kanekah771/
Kanakoh771/
Kaunoko771/
Kanieka771/
Kanecos771/
Kanesco771/
Kaanoko771/
Konekou771/
Kanheco771/
Kanigko771/
Koneszko71132/
Kanyshko7169/
Kaniecka7133/
Konechko7120/
Kannokko719/
Khoneiko717/
Kanikopp716/
Kannakko713/
Kannikko713/
Khomneko712/
Kaunecka712/
Keneikou711/
Kanhikot711/
Kanneaka711/
Kannekka711/
Kannikod711/
Khanakho711/
Khanakoh711/
Khanehkhosh711/
Kainikoy711/
Kanikout711/
Gkanakou711/
Khanekah711/
Kganekga711/
Khanykeo711/
Kanaka676,902/
Kanika676,472/
Kanoka67694/
Kenako67195/
Caneco67194/
Kannikopp67188/
Keneka67116/
Kauneckas67106/
Canjko6796/
Kanico6785/
Koneka6784/
Kanjka6765/
Keniko6755/
Kanyka6741/
Kannetkat6733/
Kanaco6730/
Kenoko6730/
Koneco6726/
Canoko6710/
Kaneca6710/
Khanikopp674/
Kanhka672/
Kanescott671/
Kasnedkas671/
Caneka671/
Caniko671/
Kanhikoth671/
Kannetkad671/

Kaneko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneko in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ནེ་ཀོ།kanéko-
Kaneko in the Hindi language
कनेकोkaneko-
Kaneko in the Russian language
Канэкоkaneko-

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