Kankira Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kankira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kankira (7) may also be a first name.

Kankira Last Name Facts

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

Kankira (Oriya: କିରା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kankira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kankira is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kankira reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kankira is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name on earth, held by 7 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Kankira is mostly concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 50 percent live and Odisha, where 50 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankira in the Oriya language
କିରାkira50
କାିରାkaira50

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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 Kankira
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