Kankawa Surname
Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname
Kankawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,033 | 1:62,885 | 4,651 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kankawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 204,158th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,579,345 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kankawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 2,033 people, or 1 in 62,885. In Japan Kankawa is mostly concentrated in: Gunma Prefecture, where 47 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Barring Japan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankawad | 93 | 2 | / |
| Khankawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kankava | 86 | 578 | / |
| Konkawa | 86 | 69 | / |
| Kankawi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kankowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kankewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khankhawas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kankaeva | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kankawee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khankawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankhowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankawwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khankaeva | 75 | 46 | / |
| Kongkawai | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kongkawas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kongkawad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongkawat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankova | 71 | 221 | / |
| Kankavi | 71 | 45 | / |
| Khankhaeva | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kongkhawat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Konkawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khongkawat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cankava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khongkawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konngkawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkhawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kankave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konkowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konkaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kankowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kankeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khankova | 67 | 269 | / |
| Konkaeva | 67 | 88 | / |
| Khongkhawai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kainkova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Khongkhawat | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kongkawi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kongkawe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cankavas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kankeeva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gqankaba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kancavai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kancavau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cankaeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konkavad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanckova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamkawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamkawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankoeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kancavay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cankabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankowit | 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 Kankawa
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