Mukanu Surname

183,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7651:41,8585,132
Zambia5341:29,6823,066
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukanu (54) may also be a first name.

Mukanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukanu (Russian: Мукану) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukanu? popularity and diffusion

Mukanu is the 183,374th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,146,609 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukanu reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 54 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,765 people, or 1 in 41,858. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukangu921,077/
Mukhanu92114/
Mukainu922/
Mukanhu922/
Meukanu921/
Muskanu921/
Mukhangu86170/
Moukanou8621/
Meukanau861/
Mokanu831,503/
Mikanu83221/
Mukenu8372/
Mukonu8339/
Mucanu832/
Moukangou802/
Mikanou77566/
Mukongu77159/
Maukenu7794/
Muceanu7774/
Mikainu7724/
Mokhanu773/
Mokainu771/
Mikannu771/
Muscanu771/
Mukamhu771/
Mickanou716/
Mokhanui713/
Mokhaneu711/
Muscanou711/
Mukon'gu711/
Mocanu6753,037/
Moukounou6779/
Mikenu6730/
Mokonu6716/
Muconu671/
Mikonu671/
Moukongou671/
Moukoungou6321/
Mocanou622/
Mocainu621/
Mokonui621/
Mikounou575/
Mokounou574/
Miconu501/

Mukanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukanu in the Russian language
Мукануmukanu-

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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 Mukanu
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