Kankuni Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Kankuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 116 | 1:133,088 | 17,509 |
| Zambia | 113 | 1:140,265 | 10,259 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
Kankuni (38) may also be a first name.
Kankuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankuni (Hindi: कंकुङी) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankuni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kankuni is the 899,940th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankuni reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kankuni is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname Kankuni is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 40 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankhuni | 93 | 2,298 | / |
| Kankouni | 93 | 67 | / |
| Kankunyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kankeuni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kankuna | 86 | 115 | / |
| Kankoni | 86 | 35 | / |
| Kankini | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kankune | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kankuny | 86 | 1 | / |
| Konkuni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamkuni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khankunnai | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kankouny | 80 | 48 | / |
| Kankunha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keankuna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khankini | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khankuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamkuigni | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kounkouni | 75 | 16 | / |
| Khankhune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongkouni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankone | 71 | 139 | / |
| Kankona | 71 | 48 | / |
| Konkoni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Konkini | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kancune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamkhunnui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khamkunnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamkuignie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanconi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkuna | 67 | 129 | / |
| Khamkhunnui | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kongkini | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kamkunje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khankine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kancooni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamkuiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamkugne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkonni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkunep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamkhunnai | 67 | 1 | / |
Kankuni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankuni in the Hindi language | ||
| कंकुङी | kankuni | 78.57 |
| कंकुडी | kankudi | 7.14 |
| कंकूडी | kankudi | 7.14 |
| कंकुणी | kankuni | 7.14 |
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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 Kankuni
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