Kanansi Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanansi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanansi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1121:472,69332,330
Uganda721:542,21230,029
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kanansi Last Name Facts

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

Kanansi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanansi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. Kanansi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanansi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanansi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 97 percent reside, Mara Region, where 1 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Kanansi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Kanansi
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