Kankau Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kankau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kankau (28) may also be a first name.
Kankau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankau (Hindi: कन्कऊ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kankau reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kankau is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 28 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 82 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Kankau exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kankau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankau in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्कऊ | kanka'u | 50 |
| कनकाउ | kanaka'u | 50 |
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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 Kankau
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