Kangnan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kangnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kangnan (4,097) may also be a first name.

Kangnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangnan is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangnan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kangnan live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 108,722nd most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 4,097 people.

The last name Kangnan is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,307,123. In The Ivory Coast Kangnan is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 90 percent are found and Lacs District, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

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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
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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 Kangnan
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