Kananis Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kananis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kananis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece561:197,85331,389
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India71:109,580,769786,157
Albania31:971,35222,477
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kananis Last Name Facts

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

Kananis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kananis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kananis is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kananis are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kananis is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 197,853. In Greece Kananis is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 91 percent reside, Attica, where 7 percent reside and Crete, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Greece it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Kananis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kananis last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Kananis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.

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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 Kananis
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