Kankeya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kankeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kankeya (28) may also be a first name.
Kankeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankeya (Marathi: कानेिलया, Oriya: େକୟା) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kankeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kankeya is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kankeya live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kankeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankeya in the Marathi language | ||
| कानेिलया | kaneilaya | 50 |
| कनकेया | kanakeya | 50 |
| Kankeya in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୟା | ekaya | 33.33 |
| କେ | ke | 33.33 |
| କଂେକୟା | kamekaya | 33.33 |
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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 Kankeya
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