Kanko Surname

36,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kanko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11,4261:1,606238
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Cameroon5041:41,2085,487
Kenya2151:214,79015,294
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Finland741:74,2808,184
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Benin341:303,98824,879
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
India271:28,409,829361,298
Niger271:710,81516,981
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
England61:9,286,343223,652
France61:11,070,454349,096
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kankó (28) are calculated separately.

Kanko (7,881) may also be a first name.

Kanko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻜﻮ, Hindi: कनको, Marathi: कंको, Russian: Канько) is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as: Kankó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,149th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 499,284 people. The last name Kanko is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanko reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 71,801st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 7,881 people.

The surname Kanko is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 11,426 people, or 1 in 1,606. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 70 percent live, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 20 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso Kanko occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Kanko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kanko surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.57% less than the national average, earning R 93,696 per year; in United States they earn 39.61% less than the national average, earning $26,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.51% more than the national average, earning $68,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankó9328/
Khanko91929/
Kankoa91564/
Kankou91524/
Kankoç9196/
Kankop9188/
Kancko9170/
Kangko9153/
Kankoi919/
Kankoh919/
Kankuo919/
Kainko914/
Kankho912/
Kankoo912/
Kaanko912/
Kankko911/
Kankoj911/
Kaunko911/
Kankoy911/
Kanhko911/
Khaenko83232/
Kanckos8381/
Kacinko8354/
Kankouz8321/
Khankho8312/
Kangkoa839/
Kaşenko838/
Kacenko836/
Kasynko835/
Kaineko834/
Kangkoi834/
Kaingko833/
Kankoch832/
Kainkos832/
Kkhanko831/
Kainkoy831/
Kahnkoh831/
Kangkop831/
Kangkho831/
Kangkuo831/
Khankot831/
Konko8014,090/
Kanka805,025/
Kanco801,135/
Canko80371/
Kanqo801/
Khasenko77263/
Kachenko77247/
Khatenko7788/
Kachinko7768/
Kaingkoy7721/
Kautenko7715/
Kasienko774/
Khankhoi774/
Khankous774/
Kaicenko772/
Kascenko772/
Kateenko771/
Khayneko771/
Khankhou771/
Kankkhou771/
Kasinkot771/
Kanckkos771/
Kankouch771/
Kangkhot771/
Khangkho771/
Khankhot771/
Kankeu731,992/
Kankha73807/
Khanka73706/
Kainka73206/
Cajnko73203/
Khonko73167/
Konkoľ73134/
Kangka7393/
Konkou7359/
Cankoy7331/
Keunko7330/
Kankah7325/
Kankaz7324/
Kankaş7319/
Konkco7317/
Konkos7315/
Kounko7311/
Khenko7310/
Kaunka739/
Konkoy738/
Kankaa735/
Kamkot735/
Kancou734/
Konkoĺ734/
Konkho733/
Cangko733/
Kankka733/
Kaanka733/
Konkoi733/
Konnko733/
Cankoj733/
Kosnko732/
Kohnko732/
Konkoh732/
Konkoo732/
Konkqo732/
Kanhka732/
Kamkho732/
Kamkod732/
Kahnka731/
Kaimko731/
Kannka731/
Kgonko731/
Keinko731/
Kajnka731/
Kamkoo731/
Konkoï731/
Khanco731/
Kaschenko713,364/
Khaengkho71140/
Khachenko7136/
Kaichenko7118/
Kaychenko7112/
Kauchenko7111/
Khausenko712/
Hkachenko712/
Kaschinko711/
Kazchenko711/
Kashcenko711/
Kaiseenko711/
Kounkou67804/
Khankah67328/
Khaychenko67167/
Kocenko67134/
Kosynko6797/
Khongko6784/
Katimko6776/
Kosinko6773/
Koonkot6769/
Khaichenko6763/
Khaschenko6761/
Khankha6757/
Khankaz6742/
Kaingco6738/
Khonkco6726/
Konkoth6725/
Cangkoy6722/
Kheenko6713/
Kangkha6713/
Kankath6712/
Kangkau6710/
Khankad678/
Konkopp674/
Konkott674/
Kacenco674/
Khamkop674/
Kancois674/
Khamkoh674/
Khonkqo673/
Kashchynko673/
Khoenko672/
Kankatt672/
Cacenko672/
Kľoncko672/
Kankhad672/
Khamkod672/
Keankap672/
Kangkad672/
Kamkhot672/
Khomnko671/
Keinkou671/
Kacinco671/
Kacinka671/
Qaşenko671/
Kotinko671/
Kanquoi671/
Kashchinko671/
Kasynka671/
Khankas671/
Kohunko671/
Kounkoa671/
Cangkoh671/
Kamkhod671/
Kgankga671/
Kounkoh671/
Kamkhou671/
Khamkoi671/
Khamkoy671/
Khenkho671/

Kanko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanko in the Marathi language
कंकोkanko66.67
कन्कोkanko33.33
Kanko in the Hindi language
कनकोkanako56.25
कंकोkanko18.75
कांकोkanko12.5
कन्कोkanko6.25
कानकोkanako6.25
Kanko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻜﻮknkw50
ﻛﻨﻚknk33.33
ﻛﺎﻧﻜﻮkankw16.67
Kanko in the Russian language
Канькоkanko-

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