Kanikwe Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanikwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Kanikwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanikwe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanikwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanikwe reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanikwa8628/
Kanekwe862/
Kanukwe861/
Kainikwa808/
Kangnikue751/
Kanekwa71458/
Kanigwa7113/
Kanigue715/
Kanugwe712/
Kenekwe712/
Keneigwe6719/
Khanigbe671/
Kagnigue671/
Kanyogwe671/
Kamnigue671/
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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 Kanikwe
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