Kankkonen Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kankkonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankkonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3191:17,2312,463
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kankkonen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankkonen (Russian: Канкконен) is most common in Finland. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kankkonen.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankkonen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 811,192nd most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname Kankkonen occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kankkonen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 17,231. In Finland it is primarily found in: Central Ostrobothnia, where 31 percent live, Uusimaa, where 30 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 12 percent live. Besides Finland it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankonen940/
Kankkunen891,564/
Kankanen8233/
Konkonen825/
Kankonin821/
Kamkonen821/
Kankunen821/
Kounkounin631/
Khongkonyon601/
Konkanen5910/
Khonkanen567/
Konkanyon561/
Concannen560/
Conconnen560/

Kankkonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankkonen in the Russian language
Канкконенkankkonen-

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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 Kankkonen
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