Kankani Surname

217,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kankani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9581:800,69535,923
Nigeria5081:348,70618,847
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kankani (977) may also be a first name.

Kankani Last Name Facts

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

Kankani (Bengali: কনকনি, Hindi: कांकाणी, Marathi: कांकाणी, Oriya: ଣି) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kankani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,130th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,857,886 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Kankani reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kankani is also the 257,794th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 977 people.

The surname Kankani is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 800,695. In India Kankani is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside, Telangana, where 18 percent reside and West Bengal, where 13 percent reside. Beside India Kankani is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Ghana, where 18 percent reside.

Kankani Last Name Statistics demography

Kankani earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankani in the Bengali language
কনকনিkanakani-
Kankani in the Oriya language
ଣିni-
Kankani in the Hindi language
कांकाणीkankani73.91
कंकाणीkankani8.7
कांकानीkankani8.7
कनकनीkanakani4.35
कनकानीkanakani2.17
कंकनीkankani2.17
Kankani in the Marathi language
कांकाणीkankani38.69
कांकानीkankani11.31
कंकणीkankani10.12
कंकाणीkankani8.93
कंकानीkankani7.74
कांकणीkankani3.57
काकाणीkakani2.38
कान्कानीkankani2.38
कांकनीkankani2.38
कनकानीkanakani2.38
काकांणीkakanni1.79
कंकनीkankani1.79
कानजीkanaji1.79
कोकाणीkokani1.19
कांकागीkankagi1.19
कानकानीkanakani0.6
काननीkanani0.6

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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 Kankani
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