Kankuni Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kankuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
Zambia1131:140,26510,259
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260

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

The surname Kankuni (Hindi: कंकुङी) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankuni are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 40 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankuni in the Hindi language
कंकुङीkankuni78.57
कंकुडीkankudi7.14
कंकूडीkankudi7.14
कंकुणीkankuni7.14

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