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 last name Kanikwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanikwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanikwe is the 2,555,468th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanikwe live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found 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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