Kankada Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kankada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1241:314,83321,485
India741:10,365,748197,751
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kankada (37) may also be a first name.

Kankada Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankada (Hindi: कांकड़ा, Marathi: कांकडा, Oriya: ଶସିନାଥ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankada? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Kankada occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Kankada are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 314,833. In Uganda Kankada is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 40 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 19 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda Kankada is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankada in the Hindi language
कांकड़ाkankara-
Kankada in the Marathi language
कांकडाkankada88.89
कंकडाkankada11.11
Kankada in the Oriya language
ଶସିନାଥsasinatha50
କଟାକାkataka50

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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
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  • 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 Kankada
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