Kananaj Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Kananaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 301 | 1:9,681 | 1,827 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Kananaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kananaj occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 830,559th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kananaj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
It is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 9,681. In Albania it is mostly found in: Fier County, where 31 percent are found, Vlorë County, where 30 percent are found and Tirana County, where 25 percent are found. Not including Albania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 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 Kananaj
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