Kankanige Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Kankanige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankange | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanakange | 89 | 48 | / |
| Kankanage | 89 | 11 | / |
| Kyankange | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kana Kange | 84 | 34 | / |
| Kankenge | 82 | 28 | / |
| Kinkange | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kankonge | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kangange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kankangi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kana Ka Nge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyankenge | 78 | 76 | / |
| Kiankangi | 78 | 21 | / |
| Konganige | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kyankangi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kangwange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kankwenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kangayange | 74 | 62 | / |
| Kang'wange | 74 | 6 | / |
| Kwanghange | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kangayenge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kangangi | 71 | 1,885 | / |
| Kangonge | 71 | 82 | / |
| Kangunge | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kinkenge | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kankongi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kankingi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cangange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinkunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangayengea | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kiangangi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Conganige | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kyankongi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaung Nge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kang'angi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankoongi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kankanige
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