Kankam Surname
Approximately 15,731 people bear this surname
Kankam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 14,547 | 1:1,857 | 312 |
| India | 437 | 1:1,755,298 | 62,846 |
| Thailand | 200 | 1:353,192 | 61,534 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kankam (1,511) may also be a first name.
Kankam Demographics
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Kankam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankam (Hindi: आर, Marathi: कनकम, Oriya: କାାମ, Russian: Канкам) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,743rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 463,260 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kankam are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,511 people.
The last name Kankam is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 14,547 people, or 1 in 1,857. Outside of Ghana it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Kankam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kankam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kankam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.21% less than the national average, earning R 108,816 per year; in United States they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $41,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning $39,860 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kankam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankam in the Hindi language | ||
| आर | ara | - |
| Kankam in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାମ | kaama | - |
| Kankam in the Marathi language | ||
| कनकम | kanakama | 69.84 |
| कंकम | kankama | 11.9 |
| कन्कम | kankama | 6.35 |
| कनकाम | kanakama | 3.17 |
| कांकम | kankama | 3.17 |
| कनेकम | kanekama | 1.59 |
| Kankam in the Russian language | ||
| Канкам | kankam | - |
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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 Kankam
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