Kanage Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

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

Kanage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1991:40,9734,986
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kanage (138) may also be a first name.

Kanage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanage (Marathi: कणगे) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanage? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 718,674th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. Kanage occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Kanage are found; 49 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 49 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 787,636th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 138 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 40,973. In Papua New Guinea Kanage is most numerous in: Enga, where 22 percent are found, National Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Kanage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kanage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanage last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanange92641/
Khanage92412/
Kainage9279/
Kanagie9252/
Kanager9218/
Kannage9212/
Kanagey923/
Kanagee921/
Kanagye921/
Kanadge920/
Kaunange8667/
Kanayoge8619/
Kainange8619/
Khanange866/
Kainaghe863/
Kaenagge862/
Kganakge862/
Khasnage861/
Khanager861/
Khanaget861/
Khannage861/
Kannagee861/
Kainagye861/
Kanaguet861/
Kanagies860/
Kanagi835,488/
Kanase834,676/
Kanaga831,797/
Kanagy83746/
Kanaje83129/
Kanege83113/
Konage8366/
Kanige8364/
Kanoge8337/
Kenage8337/
Kanace839/
Kanaze834/
Canage831/
Kanonge779,705/
Khanase77347/
Kanangi77247/
Kanadje77145/
Kanagui77124/
Khanaga7788/
Khonage7772/
Kannagi7767/
Kanajer7767/
Kanagoi7766/
Kanazeh7761/
Kanajet7737/
Katnagy7723/
Kanajee7722/
Khanagi7720/
Kannaje7719/
Khanoge7719/
Kanazie7713/
Kanhase7712/
Kanajje7711/
Kanasee7711/
Kamnase778/
Khanaje778/
Kainaga776/
Kannase775/
Kannige775/
Kanagai775/
Koinage775/
Kanagoy774/
Kanouge773/
Kanaije773/
Kannaga772/
Kaanaga772/
Kanagha772/
Kangagi772/
Kanigee772/
Konange772/
Kaynagi771/
Kenagey771/
Kaanase771/
Kanagay771/
Kanajea771/
Kanatgi771/
Kanhaje771/
Kanigge771/
Konagee771/
Kaunase771/
Kainase771/
Kanogye771/
Kanasej771/
Kanaseu771/
Kanazce771/
Kanazze771/
Kangoze771/
Kanajeh771/
Kanajhe771/
Canadge771/
Kenagie771/
Konagye771/
Kannagy771/
Kanazea771/
Cainage770/
Cannage770/
Konager770/
Canagie770/
Kanause770/
Kanaguy770/
Koinange711,343/
Kannajee71147/
Kannauje7153/
Kainonge7136/
Kanaugia7119/
Khanagai7119/
Khonager7119/
Konaughe7116/
Khanagha7115/
Kannasee7111/
Khanaghi7111/
Khanajeh7111/
Kanhasee717/
Kanasett714/
Kainaize714/
Cannager713/
Kaanajee713/
Kahnaset713/
Kanawesi713/
Keinagye712/
Kannagai711/
Kaunangi711/
Kaanangi711/
Kganagai711/
Kanadjhe711/
Kanahase711/
Kanaiaje711/
Kanasieh711/
Kanaujea711/
Kannaghi711/
Kannaije711/
Kanaseah711/
Kaynagui711/
Khanajhe711/
Khanazer711/
Kanongie711/
Kanaseph711/
Kanayagi711/
Kanayoje711/
Kanangay711/
Kanagaia711/
Kanajher711/
Konagier711/
Kanaserr711/
Kanehagi711/
Kainaser711/
Khanasee711/
Canagher710/
Keneagey710/
Kannaser710/
Kanoje677,127/
Kanaji674,405/
Konagi67924/
Kongahage67878/
Kanaza67555/
Kanasi67471/
Kanoza67466/
Kanazi67455/
Kanose67354/
Kanoga67323/
Konaga67321/
Kanazy67310/
Canaga67136/
Kanaci67111/
Conage6778/
Konaje6773/
Canagi6771/
Canace6740/
Kanasy6740/
Konige6724/
Kenagi6717/
Kenege6717/
Kanajy6714/
Konase6714/
Canase6712/
Kanoze678/
Konege677/
Kanize675/
Kanoce675/
Canagy675/
Kanogi674/
Kanaujagi673/
Kanegi673/
Canaje673/
Canoge672/
Qanaze672/
Kanaghaja671/
Kannaugia671/
Canagé671/
Kenoge671/
Khannazeh671/
Kanhauser671/
Kanahweza671/
Kanaighay671/
Canige670/

Kanage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanage in the Marathi language
कणगेkanage36.04
कनगेkanage33.33
कानगेkanage12.61
काणगेkanage7.21
कानागेkanage3.6
कनागेkanage3.6
कांगेkange1.8
कानगुेkanague1.8

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanage
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