Kankura Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kankura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kankura (34) may also be a first name.
Kankura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankura (Hindi: कंकुरा, Russian: Канкура) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kankura is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kankura live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 44 percent live, Sokoto, where 28 percent live and Osun, where 22 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Kankura occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankoura | 93 | 9 | / |
| Kankurah | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kasinkura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kancura | 86 | 226 | / |
| Kankuri | 86 | 203 | / |
| Cankura | 86 | 111 | / |
| Kankure | 86 | 58 | / |
| Kankuro | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kankira | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kankora | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khankure | 80 | 106 | / |
| Kankiray | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kamkurah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kankuroo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kankoray | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kancoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankutre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankuuri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khankhure | 75 | 20 | / |
| Khangkora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounkoura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankourou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konkuri | 71 | 287 | / |
| Kankore | 71 | 139 | / |
| Konkora | 71 | 48 | / |
| Koncura | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kankoro | 71 | 18 | / |
| Cancura | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kankori | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kankiro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cankuri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamkure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konkira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konkure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamkure | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kaamkuri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kangkore | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kankoore | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamkuroo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaincuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangkiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kancouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kancoray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankirho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonkira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainkoro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamkuuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkurohova | 67 | 1 | / |
Kankura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankura in the Hindi language | ||
| कंकुरा | kankura | 85.71 |
| कांकुरा | kankura | 14.29 |
| Kankura in the Russian language | ||
| Канкура | kankura | - |
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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 Kankura
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