Kanansi Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Kanansi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 112 | 1:472,693 | 32,330 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kanansi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanansi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanansi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanansi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanansi is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanansi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kanansi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 97 percent are found, Mara Region, where 1 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanansi | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kananshi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaananshi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kananji | 86 | 7,809 | / |
| Kanonsi | 86 | 268 | / |
| Kanangi | 86 | 247 | / |
| Kananzi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kananse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaannanshi | 82 | 17 | / |
| Kaanaanshi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanganzi | 80 | 226 | / |
| Khanamsi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kanonshi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Konansui | 80 | 10 | / |
| Khananji | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanancii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaunangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaanangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenaansi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanandji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhansa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananchai | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kananchii | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kananshee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamnonsai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konanssui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konangi | 71 | 1,504 | / |
| Kanange | 71 | 641 | / |
| Cananzi | 71 | 565 | / |
| Kananza | 71 | 146 | / |
| Kananje | 71 | 83 | / |
| Khamnonsai | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kanongi | 71 | 44 | / |
| Kenanzi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Konanci | 71 | 30 | / |
| Konanji | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kanonji | 71 | 19 | / |
| Konanzi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kanahancii | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kenonsi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canonsi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanahanchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaananchii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cananci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanamzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konandji | 67 | 1,946 | / |
| Kanounji | 67 | 218 | / |
| Konamsai | 67 | 189 | / |
| Cannangi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Kangonzi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kaunange | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kainange | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kanahanchii | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khanange | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanancee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamnonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanamsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananzee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koinangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konanchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konandgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konnangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuinanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanongie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhonsa | 67 | 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
- 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 Kanansi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis