Kankama Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Kankama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 203 | 1:58,295 | 715 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kankama (22) may also be a first name.
Kankama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankama (Oriya: କାାମା) is borne by more people in Guinea 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 Kankama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 940,398th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kankama reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Guinea, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 58,295. In Guinea it is most frequent in: Kankan Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Guinea it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankamma | 93 | 206 | / |
| Kankamah | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kasnkama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kankamaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kankaama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kankoma | 86 | 36 | / |
| Konkama | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kankamo | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kankami | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kankame | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kankema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kankamme | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khanqama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankamge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankammo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khankamer | 75 | 26 | / |
| Konkhamai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khankomai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kainkaimo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khankhami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongkamas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankomo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kankomi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Konkoma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Cankoma | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kankome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkoma | 67 | 49 | / |
| Khongkhamat | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kankomet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Konkomma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kongkame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kankuimo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kankama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankama in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାମା | kaama | 50 |
| କାନକାମା | kanakama | 50 |
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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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- 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 Kankama
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