Kankay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kankay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kankay (49) may also be a first name.
Kankay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kankay (Hindi: कन्कया, Russian: Канькай) occurs most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kankay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kankay reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name internationally It is held by 49 people.
Kankay is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 80 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent reside and Liberia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kankay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankay in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्कया | kankaya | - |
| Kankay in the Russian language | ||
| Канькай | kankaj | - |
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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 Kankay
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