Kanunka Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanunka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9301:79,4409,181
Zambia2501:63,4005,655
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kanunka (11) may also be a first name.

Kanunka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanunka is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanunka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanunka is the 315,094th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,118,846 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanunka are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Kanunka is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 79,440. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Kanunka
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