Kankam Surname

33,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana14,5471:1,857312
India4371:1,755,29862,846
Thailand2001:353,19261,534
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
England1161:480,32831,110
Cameroon1041:199,70320,621
Canada511:722,46357,796
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kankam (1,511) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankam in the Hindi language
आरara-
Kankam in the Oriya language
କାାମkaama-
Kankam in the Marathi language
कनकमkanakama69.84
कंकमkankama11.9
कन्कमkankama6.35
कनकामkanakama3.17
कांकमkankama3.17
कनेकमkanekama1.59
Kankam in the Russian language
Канкамkankam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kankam
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