Kanku Surname

3,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,152 people bear this surname

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

Kanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo150,3621:49126
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Belgium571:201,69626,362
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Zambia241:660,41325,715
England211:2,653,24194,788
Greece211:527,60966,013
France161:4,151,420237,746
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kanku (58,929) may also be a first name.

Kanku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanku (Arabic: كانكو, Bengali: কঙ্কু, Hindi: कंकू, Marathi: कंकु, Russian: Канку) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,721st most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 48,213 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanku live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kanku is also the 16,104th most common first name on earth, borne by 58,929 people.

Kanku is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 150,362 people, or 1 in 491. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Kanku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanku last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanku earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning R 200,892 per year; in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankeu911,992/
Kankou91524/
Kangku91155/
Khanku9181/
Kankau9140/
Kankhu9122/
Kankui912/
Kankcu911/
Kkanku911/
Kankuy911/
Kamnku911/
Kankouz8321/
Khankhu8312/
Kangkau8310/
Kaangku833/
Kasinku832/
Khanqku831/
Kangkui831/
Kanckus831/
Kankeue831/
Keangku831/
Kaungku831/
Kankuha831/
Khangku831/
Konku80283/
Canku80107/
Kancu80106/
Kankó8028/
Kasingku7744/
Khaangku7718/
Khankous774/
Khankhuu774/
Khaungku771/
Kankouch771/
Kankkhou771/
Khankhou771/
Kankoe731,301/
Kamkut73111/
Konkou7359/
Khenku7347/
Konkuš7342/
Kongku7318/
Konkuş7313/
Cangku7311/
Ccanku736/
Konkku734/
Kancou734/
Konkeu734/
Koonku733/
Khancu732/
Kankoo732/
Cankhu732/
Konkui731/
Konkut731/
Cahnku731/
Kancuu731/
Cannku731/
Kamkuy731/
Kamkud731/
Kancau731/
Kasenkhup71120/
Kounkou67804/
Kongkut67383/
Kounkeu6740/
Konkuyt6730/
Konkusz6712/
K'Henku6712/
Kongkuy674/
Kongkhu673/
Kongkui673/
Koonkeu672/
Keunkeu672/
Khamkhu671/
Kh'enku671/
Khenkhu671/
Kanqueu671/
Konkouy671/
Kongkou671/
Kon'kui671/
Kamkhou671/
Konkush671/
Khaincu671/
Keinkou671/

Kanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanku in the Bengali language
কঙ্কুkanku60
কাঙ্কুkanku20
কংকুkanku20
Kanku in the Hindi language
कंकूkanku50.11
कंकुkanku47.61
कांकूkanku0.91
कन्कूkanku0.58
कन्कुkanku0.31
कनकूkanaku0.23
कांकुkanku0.17
कँकुkamku0.02
कँकूkamku0.02
कनकुkanaku0.01
कान्कूkanku0.01
काँकूkamku0.01
कान्कुkanku0
ंकंकुnkanku0
रामूramu0
राजूraju0
कंकोkanko0
ंकंकूnkanku0
Kanku in the Marathi language
कंकुkanku36.66
कनकुkanaku28.86
कनकूkanaku13.73
कंकूkanku13.42
कांकूkanku0.78
कोनुकुkonuku0.62
ककुkaku0.47
कांकुkanku0.47
कुंकुkunku0.31
कन्कुkanku0.31
कांतुkantu0.16
कुंकूkunku0.16
कानकूkanaku0.16
डकुdaku0.16
कंकाkanka0.16
रनुranu0.16
कानकkanaka0.16
गणूganu0.16
काळूkalu0.16
अन्तूantu0.16
नानूnanu0.16
काकूkaku0.16
कारूkaru0.16
अंकुशankusa0.16
नानुnanu0.16
केकूkeku0.16
कारुkaru0.16
तानूtanu0.16
ककूkaku0.16
Kanku in the Russian language
Канкуkanku-
Kanku in the Arabic language
كانكوkankw-

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Footnotes

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