Kanken Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kanken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kanken (232) may also be a first name.
Kanken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanken is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Kanken is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Kanken reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanken is also the 588,797th most widespread given name globally, held by 232 people.
The last name Kanken is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangken | 92 | 35 | / |
| Khanken | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kankaen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kankoen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahnken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khankaen | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khankeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangkaen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Konken | 83 | 495 | / |
| Kankin | 83 | 146 | / |
| Kankyn | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kancen | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kankem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kankne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khankn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Canken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kankenova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khonken | 77 | 281 | / |
| Kanking | 77 | 212 | / |
| Khankin | 77 | 104 | / |
| Kohnken | 77 | 94 | / |
| Kankina | 77 | 93 | / |
| Konkoen | 77 | 51 | / |
| Khankyn | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kongken | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kankyna | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kamcken | 77 | 14 | / |
| Cankent | 77 | 9 | / |
| Konkien | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kancaen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaunkin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Konkeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khenken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konkuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankind | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kangkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konnken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koncken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Komnken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konkken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankyng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahankn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khankhn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasengkeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanking | 71 | 279 | / |
| Kongkoen | 71 | 162 | / |
| Kannchen | 71 | 85 | / |
| Kongkuen | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kasenkyn | 71 | 61 | / |
| Khankyna | 71 | 44 | / |
| Khankina | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kasynkin | 71 | 37 | / |
| Katynkin | 71 | 22 | / |
| Khonkeng | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kasenkin | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaunkina | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kongkeun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kongkeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keinkend | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khongken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konkin | 67 | 5,261 | / |
| Konkyn | 67 | 346 | / |
| Conken | 67 | 50 | / |
| Koncen | 67 | 38 | / |
| Camken | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kancin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kachinkin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khatenkyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konkne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khongkuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khongkeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohngkuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachynkyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cankin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkenova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khenkn | 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 Kanken
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