Kaniku Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Kaniku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaniku (15) may also be a first name.
Kaniku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaniku occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniku? popularity and diffusion
Kaniku is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Kaniku occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Kaniku reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
Kaniku is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo Kaniku is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanieku | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kanikou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kanikeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanikout | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaneku | 83 | 1,907 | / |
| Kanuku | 83 | 1,396 | / |
| Kanicu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Koniku | 83 | 9 | / |
| Caniku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kannikupp | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanitkhup | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kainuku | 77 | 104 | / |
| Kanyoku | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kanhuku | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanekou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kenikeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canikau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konikou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kangeku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanuuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanukou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konikau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanukcu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamnekeu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Konikkou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Konikout | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keunikeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keneikou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konuku | 67 | 641 | / |
| Kanucu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keneku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Coniku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Canicu | 67 | 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 Kaniku
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