Kanam Surname
Approximately 17,223 people bear this surname
Kanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,511 | 1:5,468 | 632 |
| Bangladesh | 1,802 | 1:88,433 | 3,976 |
| India | 1,066 | 1:719,574 | 33,157 |
| Indonesia | 276 | 1:479,164 | 39,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 196 | 1:41,601 | 5,072 |
| Thailand | 116 | 1:608,951 | 103,575 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kanam (2,243) may also be a first name.
Kanam Demographics
Average Kanam Salary in
United States
$36,056 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanam (Bengali: কানম, Hindi: कनम, Marathi: कानम, Oriya: ଖାନମ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanam is the 31,007th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 423,129 people. The last name Kanam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kanam live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kanam is also the 157,743rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,243 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 13,511 people, or 1 in 5,468. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Kanam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kanam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanam surname increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanam Last Name Statistics demography
Kanam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $36,056 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanam in the Bengali language | ||
| কানম | kanama | - |
| Kanam in the Marathi language | ||
| कानम | kanama | 83.65 |
| कनम | kanama | 13.46 |
| कदम | kadama | 1.92 |
| खान | khana | 0.96 |
| Kanam in the Hindi language | ||
| कनम | kanama | 57.14 |
| कानम | kanama | 19.05 |
| खानम | khanama | 9.52 |
| कनाम | kanama | 9.52 |
| कनमा | kanama | 4.76 |
| Kanam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖାନମ | khanama | 33.33 |
| କାନାମ | kanama | 16.67 |
| କାନମ | kanama | 8.33 |
| କନାମ | kanama | 8.33 |
| କାନାମ୍ | kanam | 8.33 |
| କନମ୍ | kanam | 8.33 |
| କାନାମର | kanamara | 8.33 |
| କନମ | kanama | 8.33 |
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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 Kanam
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