Kankunga Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kankunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
Zambia1731:91,6187,510
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kankunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankunga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kankunga is the 595,654th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankunga are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Kankunga is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 211,689. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

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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 Kankunga
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