Kananu Surname
Approximately 11,213 people bear this surname
Kananu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11,107 | 1:4,158 | 600 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kananu (1,873) may also be a first name.
Kananu Demographics
Kananu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kananu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kananu (Hindi: कननु, Marathi: कननु) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananu? popularity and diffusion
Kananu is the 46,241st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 649,919 people. The surname Kananu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kananu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 175,842nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,873 people.
Kananu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 11,107 people, or 1 in 4,158. In Kenya Kananu is primarily found in: Meru County, where 79 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya Kananu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Kananu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kananu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kananu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanangu | 92 | 281 | / |
| Kanganu | 92 | 241 | / |
| Kananeu | 92 | 66 | / |
| Khananu | 92 | 30 | / |
| Kananou | 92 | 17 | / |
| Kanhanu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kainanu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kasnanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kananui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanainu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanganu | 86 | 167 | / |
| Kannanou | 86 | 44 | / |
| Kangangu | 86 | 41 | / |
| Khanhanu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kanhanou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kannanuh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanaangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kannangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kananuch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenanu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Kanenu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kanonu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Konanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kahananui | 80 | 108 | / |
| Kannannou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kahananut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khananuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhannou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannanhou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cananau | 77 | 432 | / |
| Kangonu | 77 | 78 | / |
| Konanui | 77 | 40 | / |
| Cananeu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kananoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanongu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanhonou | 71 | 893 | / |
| Qananouh | 71 | 143 | / |
| Kangongu | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kanounou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Konganau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Caineanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kounanou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khananoo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanhonau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konnangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khangonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kougnanou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Causneanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kognanhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhonnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenonu | 67 | 1 | / |
Kananu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kananu in the Hindi language | ||
| कननु | kananu | - |
| Kananu in the Marathi language | ||
| कननु | kananu | - |
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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 Kananu
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