Kanamai Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Kanamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kanamai (32) may also be a first name.
Kanamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanamai is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanamai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Kanamai are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kanamai is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name at a global level, held by 32 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 32 percent are found, Morobe, where 24 percent are found and Bougainville, where 16 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Kanamai
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