Mikanu Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Mikanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mikanu (66) may also be a first name.
Mikanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mikanu (Russian: Микану) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mikanu are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikanou | 92 | 566 | / |
| Maikanu | 92 | 79 | / |
| Mikangu | 92 | 34 | / |
| Mikainu | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mikanut | 92 | 8 | / |
| Meikanu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mikannu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mikhanut | 86 | 426 | / |
| Mikangou | 86 | 205 | / |
| Maikanou | 86 | 19 | / |
| Mickanou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mikanuch | 86 | 5 | / |
| Maikangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moikanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikhanud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikanoux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikkanut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukanu | 83 | 2,316 | / |
| Mikenu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mekanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mikonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mykanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mukhanu | 77 | 114 | / |
| Mikongu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Moikenu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mekeanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maicanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mukanhu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maikenu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukainu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mekainu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Micanud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meukanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moiceanu | 71 | 1,433 | / |
| Maiceanu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mikounou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Micheanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Micanuch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mickenau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meukanau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikounou | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mukenu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mukonu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mekonu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mecanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mucanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meekanuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekamgnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miconu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekamnouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
Mikanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mikanu in the Russian language | ||
| Микану | mikanu | - |
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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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- 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 Mikanu
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