Kankanyan Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Kankanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 154 | 1:19,027 | 1,293 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kankanyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankanyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kankanyan (Georgian: კანკანიანი, Russian: Канканян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankanyan? popularity and diffusion
Kankanyan is the 1,267,784th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Kankanyan is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kankanyan are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
This surname is most commonly held in Armenia, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 19,027. In Armenia Kankanyan is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 77 percent reside, Gegharkunik Province, where 18 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 4 percent reside. Other than Armenia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankanian | 89 | 11 | / |
| Khankhanian | 80 | 39 | / |
| Konkanyon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Koonkonyang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cancanian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khonkhonyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koonkhonyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khongkonyon | 60 | 1 | / |
| Khamkhanhyan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Konkonhoun | 53 | 4 | / |
| Koonkamjohn | 50 | 1 | / |
Kankanyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankanyan in the Georgian language | ||
| კანკანიანი | kankaniani | - |
| Kankanyan in the Russian language | ||
| Канканян | kankanan | - |
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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 Kankanyan
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