Kankulu Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Kankulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kankulu (71) may also be a first name.
Kankulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kankulu (Oriya: କୁଲୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankulu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 761,666th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankulu reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kankulu is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 71 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankeuleu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kankolu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kangkolu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khamkulu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamkhulu | 75 | 117 | / |
| Kosenkulu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kosinkhulu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Konkolu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khasimkulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khosinkulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkolu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kancoğlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkolou | 53 | 7 | / |
Kankulu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankulu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଲୁ | kulu | 60 |
| କାନୁକୁଲୁ | kanukulu | 20 |
| କାୁଲୁ | kaulu | 20 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kankulu
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