Kaneku Surname

215,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kaneku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0121:73,0048,523
Japan8671:147,4567,559
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaneku (1,002) may also be a first name.

Kaneku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaneku (Hindi: केकू) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,441st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,821,471 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kaneku live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kaneku is also the 254,172nd most widespread first name globally, borne by 1,002 people.

Kaneku is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,012 people, or 1 in 73,004. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 45 percent live and Peru, where 1 percent live.

Kaneku Last Name Statistics demography

Kaneku earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 123.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,254 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanieku9221/
Kanekou923/
Kangeku921/
Kamnekeu8626/
Kanoekou861/
Kanaku83304/
Kaniku83185/
Keneku837/
Kanoku836/
Kanyoku7728/
Kainaku777/
Kenekau773/
Kanikou773/
Kannaku771/
Kanaaku771/
Khanaku771/
Kanikeu771/
Kanakui771/
Kanakuy771/
Konekou771/
Khanakhu7122/
Kainakau714/
Kanhakui711/
Gkanakou711/
Kanikout711/
Kanokhuy711/
Khonesku711/
Keneikou711/
Canaku6729/
Konaku6725/
Canoku6712/
Kanicu679/
Koniku679/
Kannikupp675/
Kanitkhup674/
Kenaku673/
Konoku672/
Caniku671/

Kaneku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneku in the Hindi language
केकूkeku67.65
केकुkeku23.53
कंेकुkameku4.41
कंेकूkameku1.47
केंकूkenku1.47
कांेकूkameku1.47

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kaneku
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