Kankuwe Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kankuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kankuwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kankuwe Last Name Facts

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

Kankuwe is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankuwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 862,604th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankuwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Barring Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamkuwe86105/
Kankuwa865/
Kankowe861/
Kankube861/
Kankuve861/
Kancube711/
Kankoubi671/
Kounkoube631/
Kounkouwa631/
Khonkhube631/
Kankouboi631/
Kheankoew631/
Kancubi5710/
Kongkoew531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kankuwe
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