Kana Surname
Approximately 100,775 people bear this surname
Kana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 45,845 | 1:16,732 | 1,338 |
| Cameroon | 12,171 | 1:1,706 | 160 |
| Burundi | 10,967 | 1:894 | 246 |
| Bangladesh | 4,236 | 1:37,620 | 2,262 |
| DR Congo | 3,886 | 1:19,012 | 2,393 |
| Indonesia | 3,874 | 1:34,138 | 4,003 |
| Chad | 2,985 | 1:4,554 | 714 |
| Peru | 1,754 | 1:18,121 | 2,192 |
| South Africa | 1,680 | 1:32,249 | 4,128 |
| Uganda | 1,457 | 1:26,794 | 3,745 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,435 | 1:5,682 | 354 |
| Thailand | 1,352 | 1:52,247 | 6,194 |
| Malaysia | 1,012 | 1:29,144 | 2,535 |
| Nigeria | 865 | 1:204,789 | 12,234 |
| United States | 861 | 1:420,974 | 36,479 |
| Turkey | 469 | 1:165,931 | 12,796 |
| Zambia | 435 | 1:36,437 | 3,674 |
| Kenya | 371 | 1:124,474 | 10,350 |
| Congo | 308 | 1:16,198 | 1,969 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Niger | 283 | 1:67,816 | 3,093 |
| Algeria | 272 | 1:142,028 | 19,059 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| France | 222 | 1:299,201 | 45,739 |
| Japan | 197 | 1:648,956 | 16,420 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Solomon Islands | 164 | 1:3,537 | 398 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Benin | 160 | 1:64,598 | 7,911 |
| Burkina Faso | 150 | 1:122,347 | 3,484 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| Czechia | 142 | 1:74,884 | 12,577 |
| Greece | 140 | 1:79,141 | 13,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 135 | 1:114,357 | 15,590 |
| Ivory Coast | 127 | 1:181,663 | 8,021 |
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Estonia | 104 | 1:12,710 | 1,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 90 | 1:101,803 | 8,801 |
| Albania | 84 | 1:34,691 | 5,172 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Kazakhstan | 65 | 1:272,038 | 23,403 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Nepal | 24 | 1:1,186,706 | 6,523 |
| Northern Cyprus | 24 | 1:13,292 | 3,416 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Yemen | 17 | 1:1,554,429 | 12,359 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 1:2,797 | 36 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Kána (11), Kaná (3), Kanã (2), Kaña (2), Kańa (1) & Káná (1) are calculated separately.
Kana (183,677) may also be a first name.
Kana Demographics
Kana Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kana (Arabic: كنا, Bengali: কনা, Georgian: კანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻪ, Hindi: काना, Marathi: काना, Oriya: କାନା, Russian: Кана, Tibetan: ཀ་ན།) is found most in India. It can also occur as: Kána, Kaná, Kanã, Kaña, Kańa or Káná. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,617th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 72,315 people. Kana is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kana reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,720th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 183,677 people.
It is most common in India, where it is borne by 45,845 people, or 1 in 16,732. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 88 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India Kana is found in 119 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Burundi, where 11 percent are found.
Kana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,783 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 18,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (85%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kana last name are 25.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kana earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning 359,617 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,850 per year; in South Africa they earn 20% less than the national average, earning R 190,104 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $49,304 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kana in the Georgian language | ||
| კანა | kana | - |
| Kana in the Bengali language | ||
| কনা | kana | 92.42 |
| কণা | kana | 6.86 |
| কৈনা | kaina | 0.36 |
| Kana in the Marathi language | ||
| काना | kana | 92.17 |
| कना | kana | 5.52 |
| कणा | kana | 1.27 |
| काणा | kana | 0.82 |
| Kana in the Hindi language | ||
| काना | kana | 90.28 |
| कना | kana | 9.47 |
| कणा | kana | 0.06 |
| काणा | kana | 0.02 |
| खान | khana | 0.01 |
| कान्ति | kanti | 0 |
| कंना | kanna | 0 |
| गंगा | ganga | 0 |
| कन्ना | kanna | 0 |
| कङ | kana | 0 |
| कनी | kani | 0 |
| Kana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་ན། | kana | 75 |
| ཀ་ན་ | kana | 25 |
| Kana in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନା | kana | 55.37 |
| କନା | kana | 23.02 |
| କଣା | kana | 9.21 |
| କାଣା | kana | 5.31 |
| କନ | kana | 4.72 |
| କାନ | kana | 0.59 |
| କନନ୍ | kanan | 0.12 |
| କୁନା | kuna | 0.12 |
| କାମା | kama | 0.12 |
| େକନା | ekana | 0.12 |
| Kana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﻪ | knh | 50 |
| ﺃﻛﺎﻧﻪ | akanh | 16.67 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺎ | kana | 16.67 |
| ﻛﺎﻥ | kan | 16.67 |
| Kana in the Russian language | ||
| Кана | kana | - |
| Kana in the Arabic language | ||
| كنا | kna | - |
| كنّا | kna | - |
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Footnotes
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