Mukanka Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3211:49,3774,673
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mukanka (34) may also be a first name.

Mukanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukanka is found most in Zambia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukanka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 680,882nd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukanka reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 34 people.

The last name Mukanka is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 49,377. In Zambia Mukanka is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live, Southern Province, where 40 percent live and Central Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukankha932/
Mukankad931/
Mukonka8611,097/
Mukanke8641/
Mukanko8611/
Mukanki869/
Mikanka864/
Mokanka862/
Mukhanko80106/
Mukonkha808/
Mukankoy804/
Mokhanka801/
Mukasenko7510/
Mukasenke752/
Mukonkaya751/
Mukonki712,664/
Mukonko711,406/
Mukonke71165/
Mokanke7119/
Mukachenko7112/
Mikonka713/
Micanka712/
Mikanko711/
Mokonka711/
Mukomka711/
Mukhatenko711/
Mukasienko711/
Mukhonko67119/
Mikhanko6738/
Mokhanko6734/
Mukanche6711/
Mokhonka675/
Mukhonki671/
Mushkatenko671/

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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 Mukanka
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