Kankes Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kankes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway61:857,04855,549
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kankes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankes (Russian: Канкес) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kankes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kankes is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kankes live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Kankes is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 857,048. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Kankes occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Kankes Last Name Statistics demography

Kankes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.71% less than the national average, earning 264,008 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankese92215/
Kankesh929/
Kankees921/
Kankeshe865/
Cankes83116/
Kamkes8321/
Kankis8320/
Konkes837/
Kankez834/
Kances833/
Konkees773/
Konkies771/
Khamkes771/
Konkesh771/
Kankish771/
Khankysh712/
Konkkesh711/
Kankiche711/
Cances67263/
Konces6714/
Cankis671/
Kancis671/
Konkis671/

Kankes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankes in the Russian language
Канкесkankes-

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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 Kankes
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