Kanene Surname

49,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanene Surname Definition:

Kanene is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a frail, old man.

Kanene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7201:15,6521,943
Zambia2,8341:5,593670
Uganda1,4381:27,1483,783
Kenya7131:64,7686,247
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Greece281:395,70752,747
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kanene (555) may also be a first name.

Kanene Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kanene is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a frail, old man.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kanene Last Name Facts

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

Kanene (Russian: Канэнэ) is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,586th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 702,549 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanene live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kanene is also the 357,157th most numerous first name globally, held by 555 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,720 people, or 1 in 15,652. Beside The DR Congo Kanene occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Kanene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanene last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanenge921,219/
Kanenje92300/
Kaneene92202/
Kanhene9297/
Khanene9268/
Kangene9247/
Kanenes9217/
Kanenea9214/
Kaunene929/
Kannene927/
Kainene926/
Kanenei924/
Kaanene922/
Keanene921/
Kaniene921/
Kanegne921/
Kanenie921/
Kaneune921/
Kaenene921/
Kaneney920/
Kanener920/
Kangenge86114/
Kannenge8634/
Kauniene8613/
Kaanenge8613/
Kannenje864/
Kanienie864/
Kaanenee862/
Kamnegne862/
Keaneney861/
Kanenets861/
Khannene861/
Kkaneene861/
Kaineneh861/
Kenene833,158/
Kanane832,984/
Kanine831,011/
Konene83985/
Kanena83679/
Kaneni83230/
Canene83114/
Kanein83112/
Kangen8392/
Kanhen8380/
Kanone8368/
Kanean8318/
Kaneyn831/
Kananeh771,456/
Kenenie771,288/
Kanaane77982/
Katneni77530/
Khenene77345/
Kannane77253/
Koenene77241/
Kangeni77134/
Kanyone77132/
Khanena77117/
Khaneni77106/
Kasneni7794/
Kananeu7766/
Khanein7753/
Kongene7742/
Kenenei7733/
Khanine7722/
Kangine7722/
Kamhene7721/
Kaineni7713/
Keneneu7711/
Kanhane7711/
Kaniten7711/
Kaingen779/
Keanean777/
Kanneni776/
Kaneeni775/
Kamneni774/
Kanheny774/
Kanengi774/
Khanean774/
Kenanne774/
Kanenyi774/
Kanieni774/
Keneney773/
Khanhen773/
Kananne773/
Kaneniy773/
Kanenai773/
Khaneyn772/
Kamnean772/
Keaneny771/
Kaunean771/
Keanine771/
Kanhend771/
Kannena771/
Kannine771/
Kanenha771/
Kkaneni771/
Koneney771/
Koneune771/
Kounene771/
Cagnene771/
Kannean771/
Kenanee771/
Kananee771/
Khonene771/
Khanyne771/
Khanone771/
Khangen771/
Kanoine771/
Kanineh771/
Kaneena771/
Kamnein771/
Kanaine771/
Konegne771/
Konenge771/
Qainene771/
Canenea771/
Canenet771/
Cangene771/
Kuinene771/
Kananey771/
Hkenene771/
Kanonei771/
Canener770/
Kanheisner758/
Kanehenehe754/
Kanynets71236/
Kouneine71125/
Kheniene71123/
Kaniteng7161/
Kaninets7149/
Khaneyni7146/
Kanaaneh7143/
Khaneini7116/
Khanngen7114/
Kh'enene7110/
Kannesen718/
Kaunaeni717/
Kattneni717/
K'Henene717/
Kaingeni716/
Kannheisner716/
Kaatneni715/
Kanaisen715/
Kangenyi714/
Kanienyi714/
Kannisen714/
Keiniene713/
Konehneh713/
Khangeni712/
Kanahane712/
Kouneyne712/
Khanineh712/
Kannengi711/
Kanehenn711/
Kanesink711/
Konneine711/
Kanyonee711/
Kaananee711/
Keangine711/
Khoenene711/
Kanneang711/
Kanhenha711/
Kamneing711/
Komnegne711/
Kouneïne711/
Kannaneh711/
Khanyone711/
Kaniseng711/
Kaneisen711/
Khaneang711/
Khanenai711/
Kanani6751,990/
Kanini6725,838/
Keneni6717,084/
Kanuin679,999/
Kanoni676,393/
Konane672,206/
Qanone671,759/
Kenane671,673/
Kangin67534/
Canone67441/
Canine67407/
Kongen67337/
Kanain67305/
Koneni67219/
Kanoin67113/
Qenene6784/
Canena6770/
Kanhin6743/
Konena6741/
Khanitnet6722/
Canhengue6716/
Kanhyn6716/
Konein6710/
Canean678/
Cangen675/
Kanjna673/
Kanyni672/
Kanessing672/
Konhen672/
Katemneni671/
Kanjni671/
Koneyn671/
Kouneinne671/
Canhen671/
Conene671/
Canein671/
Kaniny671/
Kanyny671/
Koneun671/
Kouneyney671/
Konenh671/
Khanheang671/
Caneni670/
Caneny670/

Kanene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanene in the Russian language
Канэнэkanene-

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