Kanamb Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Kanamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Kanamb (45) may also be a first name.

Kanamb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanamb is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanamb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kanamb are found; 62 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kanamb is also the 1,504,468th most widespread given name globally It is held by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 61 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 27 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangamb9235/
Kanamp8311/
Kanemb832/
Konamb831/
Kanambowa805/
Kangomb7727/
Kongamb7721/
Kangamp773/
Kanampe771/
Koungamb711/
Konomb6735/
Kananv671/
Kananp670/
Kongamp622/
Konampe621/
Khenanb621/
Keenanb621/
Konngamp576/
Koingamp574/
Conamp502/
Konanp501/

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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 Kanamb
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