Kananov Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Kananov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kananov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Georgia261:144,05910,327
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
South Ossetia51:10,686964
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kananov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kananov (Georgian: კანანოვი, Russian: Кананов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kananov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kananov reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia Kananov is most numerous in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Moscow, where 25 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 29 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kananov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kananov in the Georgian language
კანანოვიkananovi89.47
კანანოვkananov10.53
Kananov in the Russian language
Канановkananov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kananov
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