Kanabu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Kanabu (13) may also be a first name.

Kanabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanabu (Oriya: କାଣବୁ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Kanabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kanabu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanabu is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

Kanabu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya Kanabu is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 94 percent are found, Meru County, where 4 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Kanabu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanabus92617/
Kangabu92185/
Kanabut92176/
Kanabud9210/
Khanabu925/
Kanabuz921/
Kanabou921/
Kanaabu921/
Khanabut86265/
Kanhabut8654/
Kainabau864/
Kaneabou861/
Kanhabou861/
Kanabhut861/
Kenabu83182/
Canabu8313/
Kanebu831/
Konabu831/
Kanobu831/
Kahnabeuh801/
Kanavou77459/
Canabou7731/
Konabut776/
Canabus771/
Konabuś771/
Konabus771/
Konabou771/
Kanampu771/
Canabush7122/
Canabhuj713/
Kenhabou712/
Kanoubou712/
Kangobau711/
Kanampui711/
Kounabeu711/
Canabeuh710/
Konebu676/
Khananphu674/
Konobu672/
Khongabuh671/
Kannampuj671/

Kanabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanabu in the Oriya language
କାଣବୁkanabu-

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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 Kanabu
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