Kankila Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Finland

Kankila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland121:458,05828,977
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kankila (53) may also be a first name.

Kankila Last Name Facts

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

Kankila (Bengali: কঙ্কিলা, Hindi: कांकिला) is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kankila are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kankila is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 53 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania Kankila is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 72 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 12 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Finland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankoila932/
Kankaila931/
Kasinkila8836/
Khankhila8834/
Kankela86911/
Kankula86375/
Kankili8654/
Konkila8614/
Kancila862/
Kankile861/
Kankiliç801,522/
Kancilia8045/
Kankiele8021/
Kankulya8010/
Kankelya804/
Khankela803/
Kangkili802/
Kangkela801/
Kankuela801/
Kankilie801/
Kankkula801/
Kankulla801/
Kankulah801/
Kongkilad752/
Kankelait751/
Cancila71444/
Konkula71204/
Kankele71183/
Kankeli7182/
Konkela7178/
Kankelj7115/
Konkili7111/
Kankulo714/
Cankili713/
Kancela712/
Kancili712/
Kankelo711/
Konkile711/
Canchila674,268/
Cankiliç67726/
Koncilia6747/
Kankelis6712/
Koncilya6712/
Khamkela677/
Konkulla675/
Cancilia672/
Konchila671/
Ccankili671/
Kankelij671/
Kounkula671/
Khongkihlad671/

Kankila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankila in the Bengali language
কঙ্কিলাkankila-
Kankila in the Hindi language
कांकिलाkankila-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kankila
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