Kankan Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
India1701:4,512,149117,295
Papua New Guinea1201:67,9488,868
Turkey1131:688,68535,465
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Benin471:219,90620,230
Japan411:3,118,15333,477
Niger271:710,81516,981
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Kankan (14,594) may also be a first name.

Kankan Last Name Facts

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

Kankan (Bengali: কঙ্কন, Hindi: कंकन, Marathi: कंकन, Oriya: ଗାଇନ, Russian: Канкан) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kankan is the 334,183rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,595,064 people. The surname Kankan occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Kankan reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kankan is also the 47,304th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 14,594 people.

Kankan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 33 percent reside, Ogun, where 18 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Kankan Last Name Statistics demography

Kankan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankan in the Bengali language
কঙ্কনkankana78.13
কংকনkankana8.33
কঙ্কণkankana5.21
কনকনkanakana4.17
কন্্কন্্kankan1.04
কন্কন্kankan1.04
কন্কনkankana1.04
কণকণkanakana1.04
Kankan in the Hindi language
कंकनkankana66.17
कनकनkanakana20.9
कंकणkankana5.97
कंकङkankana1.49
कन्कनkankana1.49
कंकडkankada1
कांकनkankana1
कानकानkanakana0.5
कनकंkanakam0.5
कंकरkankara0.5
कन्कणkankana0.5
Kankan in the Marathi language
कंकनkankana35.48
कंकणkankana27.42
कनकनkanakana17.74
कांकनkankana11.29
कांकणkankana6.45
कणकणkanakana1.61
Kankan in the Oriya language
ଗାଇନga'ina12.5
ସାନାsana12.5
କନକନkanakana12.5
ସରକାରsarakara12.5
କଂକନkankana12.5
ବାନାଜର୍ୀbanajari12.5
ଚକବର୍ୀcakabari12.5
େଜନାejana12.5
Kankan in the Russian language
Канканkankan-

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