Kankeli Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kankeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia551:288,18016,490
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Namibia31:803,13415,170

Kankeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kankeli is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankeli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kankeli are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kankeli is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 288,180. In Zambia Kankeli is most common in: North-Western Province, where 98 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Zambia Kankeli occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

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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
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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 Kankeli
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