Kananathan Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Kananathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kananathan (25) may also be a first name.
Kananathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kananathan is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananathan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 721,185th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kananathan are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kananathan is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Kananathan is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka Kananathan exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanganathan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gananathan | 90 | 568 | / |
| Kunanathan | 90 | 18 | / |
| Kananatham | 90 | 11 | / |
| Cananathan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kannanatan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ghananathan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gananathaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahn-Nathan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gannanathan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khananatham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kananatam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gunanathan | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kanyanthon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ken-Nathan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaninthanna | 76 | 13 | / |
| Gananeethan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kanu-Anthony | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiannanthana | 70 | 18 | / |
| Khunanthon | 70 | 15 | / |
| Kinanthini | 70 | 13 | / |
| Kunnanthon | 70 | 4 | / |
| Khunanitthawon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kenan Thnai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwaninthon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunnanthonna | 64 | 151 | / |
| Quinn-Nathan | 64 | 1 | / |
| Khuninotthani | 61 | 22 | / |
| Khonnannottham | 58 | 4 | / |
| Khoninthone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Keoninthone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khunawanthon | 55 | 8 | / |
| Khunnunthinee | 52 | 1 | / |
| Khomhotnathon | 52 | 1 | / |
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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 Kananathan
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