Kankwa Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Kankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,817,111th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kankwa reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kankwa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 337,232. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zambia Kankwa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainkwa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Khankwa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Kankhwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Khankhwa | 86 | 883 | / |
| Kaunkwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khaunkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaingkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kankwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangwa | 83 | 48,209 | / |
| Konkwa | 83 | 1,861 | / |
| Kankwi | 83 | 90 | / |
| Kankwe | 83 | 90 | / |
| Kankua | 83 | 61 | / |
| Kamkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kankwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaingwa | 77 | 216 | / |
| Kaungwa | 77 | 176 | / |
| Khangwa | 77 | 147 | / |
| Kangwai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kangwat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kangwaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kangwea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kang'wa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kankuah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kamkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khankua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kangkua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahangwa | 71 | 1,484 | / |
| Kaing'wa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kaningwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kangw'aa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kangwaha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kangkuea | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kankwehe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kan'gwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khangwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongkwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kang'waa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangwoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katenkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanqwhea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keankuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khankuad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongwa | 67 | 3,796 | / |
| Kangwe | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Konkwe | 67 | 582 | / |
| Kangua | 67 | 165 | / |
| Konkwo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kamgwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kangwi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cankwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kankuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kankue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kongkweat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kankui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangwajje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaangwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kateengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoonkhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaisingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kankwa
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