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 last name Kankanyan (Georgian: კანკანიანი, Russian: Канканян) is most common in Armenia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kankanyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankanyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kankanyan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname is most frequent in Armenia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 19,027. In Armenia Kankanyan is most frequent in: Yerevan, where 77 percent reside, Gegharkunik Province, where 18 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Armenia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found 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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