Kankonde Surname

24,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kankonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo21,7201:3,401371
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kankonde (939) may also be a first name.

Kankonde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankonde occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankonde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kankonde is the 24,651st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 332,643 people. The last name Kankonde occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankonde reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kankonde is also the 263,758th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 939 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21,720 people, or 1 in 3,401. Beside The DR Congo Kankonde exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

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