Kanikani Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Kanikani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanikani (13) may also be a first name.
Kanikani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanikani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanikani occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanikani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanikani? popularity and diffusion
Kanikani is the 1,718,748th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kanikani are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanikani is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The last name Kanikani is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 270,846. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 46 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanikanit | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kaniskani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khanikhani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanikana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanaikeni | 82 | 14 | / |
| Kanukanyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaunikeni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaniekonyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kannekanyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanekane | 75 | 132 | / |
| Canicani | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kanukeni | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kenikeni | 75 | 11 | / |
| Konikoni | 75 | 6 | / |
| Konikana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Konikeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konikane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanekeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanekanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koinikoini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanykeni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Conikane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kannukene | 59 | 16 | / |
| Kenekene | 50 | 88 | / |
| Konukani | 50 | 12 | / |
| Kanukani | 50 | 9 | / |
| Konekone | 50 | 3 | / |
| Canekana | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canecana | 50 | 1 | / |
| Konecani | 50 | 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 Kanikani
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