Kankas Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Kankas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Kankaş (19) are calculated separately.

Kankas Last Name Facts

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

Kankas (Hindi: कांकस, Marathi: कनकस) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kankaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Kankas reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Kankas is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Kankas is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 31 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 25 percent are found and Gujarat, where 19 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Kankas Last Name Statistics demography

Kankas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankaş9419/
Kankash9223/
Kankase9210/
Khankas921/
Khankash8637/
Kasinkas8615/
Kasynkas862/
Kankashe862/
Kahankas861/
Khankase861/
Kahnkash861/
Kankaz8324/
Cankas8321/
Konkas838/
Qankas832/
Kancas832/
Kankasova8058/
Konkash77300/
Qankase77229/
Konkase77165/
Kanckos7781/
Khankaz7742/
Kankose7715/
Kankosh775/
Kainkos772/
Cangkas771/
Kankashova751/
Kankoush71105/
Kankoshe7151/
Kankache719/
Khankous714/
Kanckkos711/
Khankhasova711/
Kosenkas711/
Kamkhash711/
Konkkash711/
Qankashe711/
Khongkas711/
Kankoç6796/
Cankaz6731/
Konkasova6727/
Cancas6719/
Conkas6715/
Konkos6715/
Khamkhash672/

Kankas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankas in the Hindi language
कांकसkankasa-
Kankas in the Marathi language
कनकसkanakasa66.67
कांकसkankasa33.33

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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 Kankas
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