Kankama Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Kankama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea2031:58,295715
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

Kankama (Oriya: କାାମା) is more commonly found in Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. Kankama is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kankama are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Mande Africa. Kankama is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Guinea, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 58,295. In Guinea it is most prevalent in: Kankan Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Guinea this last name occurs 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

Kankama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankama in the Oriya language
କାାମାkaama50
କାନକାମାkanakama50

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