Kanengu Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1841:86,1417,184
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaniengu931/
Kaneng'u931/
Kanhengu931/
Kanenu9210/
Kaningu86361/
Kanyngu861/
Kenengu861/
Kangu835,260/
Kanyongu804/
Kachengu803/
Canenguz803/
Kassengu801/
Kannenou801/
Kanuungu801/
Kaseng'u801/
Kaningau801/
Kaingu7717,984/
Kangou772,159/
Kaungu77927/
Kangau77202/
Kaninu77101/
Kang'u7798/
Kanggu7776/
Khangu7727/
Kaangu7720/
Kanghu7710/
Kanguu772/
Kanguh771/
Kagningou751/
Kahangu712,421/
Kahungu712,286/
Kang'au71216/
Kaninau7160/
Kangoud7147/
Kangueu7143/
Kangust7128/
Kanenoo7114/
Kanghou719/
Khanggu719/
Kanynus715/
Khangou715/
Kacingu714/
Kang'eu714/
Kaunggu713/
Kang'ui713/
Kainggu713/
Kangoup712/
Kanghui712/
Kaninou712/
Khanghu712/
Kanemhu711/
Gkangou711/
Khaninu711/
Kangheu711/
Keungou711/
Kaninui711/
Khaungu711/
Konenou711/
Kanainu711/
Kamngou711/
Kanguhe711/
Kangouh711/
Kanggau711/
Kang'uu711/
Kongu671,604/
Kautingu67221/
Kahang'u6785/
Cangu6769/
Kounenou6743/
Komnenus6729/
Keningau6713/
Kossengu674/
Kachingu674/
Qangu672/
Khangush672/
Keunenou671/
Kanninou671/
Khangoud671/
Kattingu671/
Khasingu671/

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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
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  • 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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