Khanku Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Khanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa781:694,58649,962
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Khanku (132) may also be a first name.

Khanku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khanku (Hindi: खनकू, Marathi: खंकु, Russian: Ханку, Tibetan: མཁན་སྐུ།།) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Khanku.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khanku is the 2,091,648th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Khanku is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Khanku reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khanku is also the 807,735th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 132 people.

Khanku is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 694,586. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Khanku Last Name Statistics demography

Khanku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.92% less than the national average, earning R 100,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khankhu9212/
Khangku921/
Khanqku921/
Kanku91151,152/
Hanku9195/
Khaangku8618/
Khankhuu864/
Khankous864/
Khankhou861/
Khaungku861/
Kankeu831,992/
Kankou83524/
Hankui83417/
Kangku83155/
Chanku8388/
Khenku8347/
Hankou8346/
Kankau8340/
Kankhu8322/
Hangku8317/
Hankuş8317/
Hankhu8316/
Hankuz834/
Hankuś832/
Kankui832/
Khancu832/
Kamnku831/
Kankuy831/
Kkanku831/
Kankcu831/
Chankou77152/
Chankhu7739/
Hankusz7730/
Kankouz7721/
K'Henku7712/
Kangkau7710/
Changku779/
Chankut775/
Chankeu774/
Hankous773/
Kaangku773/
Kasinku772/
Khaincu771/
Kankuha771/
Chankau771/
Chankui771/
Chhanku771/
Khamkhu771/
Kh'enku771/
Khenkhu771/
Kankeue771/
Kanckus771/
Kangkui771/
Hangkut771/
Keangku771/
Kaungku771/
Hancu731,264/
Hankó731,221/
Konku73283/
Canku73107/
Kancu73106/
Kankó7328/
Honku7319/
Khamkhut71191/
Kasingku7144/
Khenkhou719/
Khongkui716/
Hankouch715/
Khamkhui715/
Changkui713/
Hankhaus712/
Changkud712/
Kankkhou711/
Khongkut711/
Hankouss711/
Changkau711/
Changkou711/
Kankouch711/
Changkut711/
Chankhut711/
Khamkhud711/
Khamkuth711/
Hankhous710/
Honkou671,651/
Kankoe671,301/
Jankuj67119/
Kamkut67111/
Honkuy6786/
Chankhuha6765/
Konkou6759/
Konkuš6742/
Khongkhut6732/
Hongku6722/
Kongku6718/
Qhancu6713/
Konkuş6713/
Changkhud6712/
Hancuh6711/
Cangku6711/
Hanckó679/
Chancu678/
Changkhut678/
Ccanku676/
Jankui675/
Konkku674/
Kancou674/
Konkeu674/
Hankoo673/
Koonku673/
Chonku673/
Khongkhui673/
Hancus672/
Cankhu672/
Hancou672/
Kankoo672/
Hancau672/
Kancuu671/
Cahnku671/
Jankeu671/
Kancau671/
Konkui671/
Konkut671/
Hamkeu671/
Cannku671/
Kamkud671/
Kamkuy671/
Khongkhud671/

Khanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khanku in the Tibetan language
མཁན་སྐུ།།khenku-
Khanku in the Hindi language
खनकूkhanaku-
Khanku in the Marathi language
खंकुkhanku33.33
खांकूkhanku33.33
खंकूkhanku33.33
Khanku in the Russian language
Ханкуhanku-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khanku
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