Kaneng Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

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

Kaneng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kaneng (7,664) may also be a first name.

Kaneng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaneng (Hindi: कानेंग) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaneng is the 956,400th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kaneng reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 73,101st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 7,664 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Kaneng is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 96 percent live, Nasarawa, where 3 percent live and Gombe, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Kaneng Last Name Statistics demography

Kaneng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.64% less than the national average, earning R 19,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanaeng9212/
Kanneng9211/
Khaneng929/
Kaineng928/
Kanueng922/
Kanieng922/
Khanueng8620/
Kainneng8612/
Kanengue864/
Kannueng861/
Kahaneng861/
Kaning831,259/
Keneng83819/
Koneng83354/
Caneng8371/
Kanning77964/
Keineng77389/
Kanyong77148/
Kagning7783/
Kooneng7742/
Kauning7737/
Hkaning7723/
Keaning7713/
Canneng7710/
Khaning778/
Koineng773/
Keuneng773/
Kaening772/
Khoneng772/
Kaining772/
Kanging772/
Keïneng771/
Kaniong771/
Canenng771/
Koeneng771/
Kkeneng771/
Kanings771/
Kahning771/
Camneng771/
Konaeng771/
Kooneeng7171/
Khonaeng7140/
Koinueng718/
Canengue715/
Keineeng714/
Kaimning712/
Kaningue712/
Kongeeng711/
Khanning711/
Kainning711/
Kounieng711/
Keanning711/
Kannings710/
Koning6718,109/
Kening67479/
Köning67455/
Caning67329/
Käning67114/
Coneng67105/
Konenc6776/
Khoinueng6775/
Kanenkova6746/
Khoynueng672/
Kanink672/
Kahamning671/

Kaneng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneng in the Hindi language
कानेंगkanenga-

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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 Kaneng
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