Kanengu Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Kanengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 184 | 1:86,141 | 7,184 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
Kanengu (227) may also be a first name.
Kanengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanengu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanengu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Kanengu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanengu live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kanengu is also the 596,468th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 227 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 86,141. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent reside, Southern Province, where 23 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia Kanengu is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaniengu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaneng'u | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanhengu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanenu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kaningu | 86 | 361 | / |
| Kanyngu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenengu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangu | 83 | 5,260 | / |
| Kanyongu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kachengu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Canenguz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kassengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannenou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanuungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaseng'u | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaningau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaingu | 77 | 17,984 | / |
| Kangou | 77 | 2,159 | / |
| Kaungu | 77 | 927 | / |
| Kangau | 77 | 202 | / |
| Kaninu | 77 | 101 | / |
| Kang'u | 77 | 98 | / |
| Kanggu | 77 | 76 | / |
| Khangu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kaangu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kanghu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kanguu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kagningou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahangu | 71 | 2,421 | / |
| Kahungu | 71 | 2,286 | / |
| Kang'au | 71 | 216 | / |
| Kaninau | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kangoud | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kangueu | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kangust | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kanenoo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kanghou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khanggu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kanynus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khangou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kacingu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kang'eu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaunggu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kang'ui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kainggu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kangoup | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanghui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaninou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanghu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanemhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaninu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaninui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamngou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanguhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanggau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kang'uu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongu | 67 | 1,604 | / |
| Kautingu | 67 | 221 | / |
| Kahang'u | 67 | 85 | / |
| Cangu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kounenou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Komnenus | 67 | 29 | / |
| Keningau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kossengu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kachingu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qangu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khangush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keunenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanninou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khangoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kattingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasingu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanengu
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