Kankya Surname
Approximately 470 people bear this surname
Kankya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 418 | 1:93,395 | 9,585 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kankya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankya (Bengali: কংক্য) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankya? popularity and diffusion
Kankya is the 645,032nd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The last name Kankya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kankya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 93,395. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kabarole District, where 47 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 17 percent reside and Hoima District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankyap | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kankayya | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kankaiya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kankia | 83 | 1,027 | / |
| Kankyo | 83 | 65 | / |
| Konkya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kankea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kankaaiya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kankhia | 77 | 97 | / |
| Kankeao | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kankiah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaankia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konkyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kankiap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kangkia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keankeao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khankeao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamkia | 67 | 78 | / |
| Cankja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Konkia | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kankeo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kancheyya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khankheoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cankaaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkyo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kankya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankya in the Bengali language | ||
| কংক্য | 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
- 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 Kankya
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