Kikanja Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Kikanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kikanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikanja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,459,453rd most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Kikanja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikanja are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kikanja is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaikandja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kikanji | 86 | 212 | / |
| Kukanja | 86 | 178 | / |
| Kikanya | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kikansa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kikanza | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kikonja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikondja | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kikhania | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kaikanya | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kiškonja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaikanha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaikanha | 75 | 185 | / |
| Kitkamjai | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kijkamjai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kikhanzad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kikange | 71 | 592 | / |
| Kukania | 71 | 151 | / |
| Kikanso | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kikanye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kikonje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kitkanchai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kikonjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khuikansap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keikanye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chikonja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kikondjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaikanye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kekansha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cikkanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keakanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuikonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukkanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuekanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketkanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kikanja
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