Kangaye Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Kangaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 410 | 1:46,810 | 2,394 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kangaye (339) may also be a first name.
Kangaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kangaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻜﺎﻱ, Oriya: କାନଗୟ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kangaye is the 617,057th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name Kangaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangaye are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kangaye is also the 474,488th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 339 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 46,810. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 56 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 26 percent live and Dosso Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Niger this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻜﺎﻱ | kankay | - |
| Kangaye in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନଗୟ | kanagaya | - |
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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 Kangaye
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