Kaningu Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

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

Kaningu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaningu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kaningu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaningu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaningu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaningu is the 783,439th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaningu live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Rwanda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaningau931/
Kaniengu931/
Kaingu9217,984/
Kaninu92101/
Kagningou881/
Kanengu86355/
Kaninau8660/
Kacingu864/
Kainggu863/
Kaninou862/
Kanyngu861/
Khaninu861/
Kanainu861/
Kaninui861/
Kangu835,260/
Kautingu80221/
Keningau8013/
Kanyongu804/
Kachingu804/
Kattingu801/
Kanhengu801/
Kaneng'u801/
Kanninou801/
Kanuungu801/
Khasingu801/
Kangou772,159/
Kaungu77927/
Kangau77202/
Kang'u7798/
Kanggu7776/
Khangu7727/
Kaangu7720/
Kanenu7710/
Kanghu7710/
Kanguu772/
Caingu771/
Kanguh771/
Kauting'u754/
Kahangu712,421/
Kahungu712,286/
Kang'au71216/
Kosingu71144/
Kangoud7147/
Kangueu7143/
Kangust7128/
Canineu7118/
Khanggu719/
Kanghou719/
Kotingu716/
Khangou715/
Kanynus715/
Kang'eu714/
Kaunggu713/
Komninu713/
Kangoup712/
Khanghu712/
Kang'uu711/
Khaungu711/
Caninus711/
Kamngou711/
Kanguhe711/
Kangouh711/
Kangheu711/
Kanggau711/
Kenengu711/
Gkangou711/
Kaninoo711/
Kongu671,604/
Kahang'u6785/
Cangu6769/
Kogninou674/
Kossingu674/
Canenguz673/
Kachengu673/
Camninus672/
Qangu672/
Khangush672/
Kouninou671/
Kannenou671/
Kassengu671/
Khangoud671/
Kaseng'u671/

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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 Kaningu
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