Kanganu Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Kanganu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Kanganu (50) may also be a first name.
Kanganu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanganu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanganu (Hindi: कंगनू) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanganu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Kanganu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanganu reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanganu is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 50 people.
Kanganu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanganu | 93 | 167 | / |
| Kangangu | 93 | 41 | / |
| Kananu | 92 | 11,213 | / |
| Kanangu | 86 | 281 | / |
| Kangonu | 86 | 78 | / |
| Kananeu | 86 | 66 | / |
| Khananu | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kananou | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kanhanu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kainanu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaganeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanainu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasnanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaganus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kananui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kannanou | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kangongu | 80 | 31 | / |
| Khanhanu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Konganou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Konganau | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kanhanou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kannanuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khangonu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamganui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanaangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanonu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Konanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kahananui | 75 | 108 | / |
| Kannannou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khananuch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanhannou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannanhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahananut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cananau | 71 | 432 | / |
| Konanui | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kagangu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cananeu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanongu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kananoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanonou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kangoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koganou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caganau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhonou | 67 | 893 | / |
| Qananouh | 67 | 143 | / |
| Kouganou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kanounou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khanongnuch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Caineanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khananoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanonhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhonau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangonoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konnangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongonou | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanganu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanganu in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगनू | kanganu | - |
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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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- 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 Kanganu
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