Kankwe Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kankwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kankwe is the 1,967,751st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankwe live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kankwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Kankwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankwes921/
Kankwet921/
Kankwee921/
Kankw911/
Kankwehe862/
Katenkwe861/
Kangwe831,176/
Konkwe83582/
Kankwa83103/
Kankwi8390/
Khankw839/
Kankue835/
Kamkwe832/
Kaingwe77239/
Kaungwe77130/
Kangwej7782/
Kangwei7717/
Kainkwa7715/
Khankwa7714/
Kang'we778/
Kangwee774/
Kankuie773/
Kangwea772/
Konkwer772/
Kan'gwe771/
Konkwet771/
Kangw'e771/
Kangweh771/
Kangwed771/
Kgonkwe771/
Kahungwe71135/
Kahangwe7124/
Kongkwet7113/
Kounkweh719/
Kangkuea718/
Kongkwej715/
Katingwe715/
Kangwije713/
Khaunkwa711/
Khankuer711/
Kaingkwa711/
Kang'wee711/
Kankwaya711/
Kankouet711/
Kangwech711/
Kasingwe711/
Kanqwhea711/
Kaunkwai711/
Kangwa6748,209/
Cangwe672,510/
Konkwa671,861/
Kangue67702/
Kongwe67315/
Kanque67134/
Qangwe6722/
Kamkue6718/
Kangwi6718/
Kamgwe6713/
Kangve673/
Kankui672/
Kangwajje672/
Khongkwet672/
Kongkweat672/
Komkwe671/
Kamkwi671/

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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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  • 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 Kankwe
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