Kankanige Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kankanige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankanige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kankanige (20) may also be a first name.

Kankanige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankanige is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankanige? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 767,694th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kankanige live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

Kankanige is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Oman, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kankanige
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