Kanky Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kanky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 134 | 1:136,956 | 3,674 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kanky (13) may also be a first name.
Kanky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanky Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanky (Hindi: कन्क्या) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanky click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanky? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanky are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanky is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 136,956. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 79 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Kanky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kanky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kanky last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanky in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्क्या | kankya | - |
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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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- 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 Kanky
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