Kikanae Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kikanae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikanae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5461:84,5797,749

Kikanae (109) may also be a first name.

Kikanae Last Name Facts

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

Kikanae is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikanae? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 576,198th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. Kikanae occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikanae are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

The last name Kikanae is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 84,579. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 63 percent are found, Narok County, where 29 percent are found and Makueni County, where 6 percent are found.

Kikanae Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikanai86206/
Kikanye866/
Kekanae861/
Kikanay861/
Kikanie861/
Keikanye8036/
Kekanaje807/
Kikaniya806/
Kaikanye803/
Chikanae801/
Kikamnoed754/
Kikhanejad7167/
Kikanoi7167/
Kekanie717/
Kikahnejad717/
Kikonye714/
Kekenae711/
Kikhahnejad67265/
Kikangou6710/
Koikanou673/
Chikanai671/
Qhikanye671/

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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 Kikanae
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