Kankani Surname
Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname
Kankani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 958 | 1:800,695 | 35,923 |
| Nigeria | 508 | 1:348,706 | 18,847 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kankani (977) may also be a first name.
Kankani Demographics
Average Kankani Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kankani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankani (Bengali: কনকনি, Hindi: कांकाणी, Marathi: कांकाणी, Oriya: ଣି) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankani? popularity and diffusion
Kankani is the 217,130th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,857,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Kankani live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kankani is also the 257,794th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 977 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 958 people, or 1 in 800,695. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 33 percent are found, Telangana, where 18 percent are found and West Bengal, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account India Kankani exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Ghana, where 18 percent are found.
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankani in the Bengali language | ||
| কনকনি | kanakani | - |
| Kankani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଣି | ni | - |
| Kankani in the Hindi language | ||
| कांकाणी | kankani | 73.91 |
| कंकाणी | kankani | 8.7 |
| कांकानी | kankani | 8.7 |
| कनकनी | kanakani | 4.35 |
| कनकानी | kanakani | 2.17 |
| कंकनी | kankani | 2.17 |
| Kankani in the Marathi language | ||
| कांकाणी | kankani | 38.69 |
| कांकानी | kankani | 11.31 |
| कंकणी | kankani | 10.12 |
| कंकाणी | kankani | 8.93 |
| कंकानी | kankani | 7.74 |
| कांकणी | kankani | 3.57 |
| काकाणी | kakani | 2.38 |
| कान्कानी | kankani | 2.38 |
| कांकनी | kankani | 2.38 |
| कनकानी | kanakani | 2.38 |
| काकांणी | kakanni | 1.79 |
| कंकनी | kankani | 1.79 |
| कानजी | kanaji | 1.79 |
| कोकाणी | kokani | 1.19 |
| कांकागी | kankagi | 1.19 |
| कानकानी | kanakani | 0.6 |
| काननी | kanani | 0.6 |
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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 Kankani
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