Qanqa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qanqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qanqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Qanqa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qanqa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qanqa? popularity and diffusion

Qanqa is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Qanqa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Qanqa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Qanqa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent live, Northern Cape, where 11 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Qanqa Last Name Statistics demography

Qanqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.1% less than the national average, earning R 75,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qhanqa9122/
Qangqa919/
Qhanqha834/
Qonqa804/
Kanqa801/
Qanka801/
Khanqa7337/
Qancea732/
Qankas732/
Quanka731/
Khanqah6783/
Khamnqa6745/
Qcancas674/
Quancai672/
Khanqai671/
Canquaz671/
Qanqous671/

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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 Qanqa
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