Kanamira Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kanamira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kanamira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanamira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanamira is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanamira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanamira live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe Kanamira is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 61 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent live and Harare Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanamaira | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanameiray | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kanamura | 88 | 74 | / |
| Kanamiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanamiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kainamura | 82 | 284 | / |
| Khanamiri | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kanameray | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kanamairi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanasmiro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kainamurah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanemura | 75 | 6,305 | / |
| Konamire | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kanamuro | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kenamura | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanomera | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanemera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canamura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konamiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahangamire | 74 | 10 | / |
| Keinamura | 71 | 86 | / |
| Khonamire | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kanameriy | 71 | 43 | / |
| Canameras | 71 | 18 | / |
| Konamgiri | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kainomura | 71 | 4 | / |
| Canaméras | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konamirhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cannamera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canhameiro | 67 | 43 | / |
| Canamaitri | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Kanamira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis