Kananu Surname

46,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kananu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kananu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11,1071:4,158600
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kananu (1,873) may also be a first name.

Kananu Last Name Facts

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

Kananu (Hindi: कननु, Marathi: कननु) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kananu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kananu is the 46,241st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 649,919 people. The surname Kananu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kananu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kananu is also the 175,842nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,873 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 11,107 people, or 1 in 4,158. In Kenya Kananu is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 79 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Kananu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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

Kananu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kananu in the Hindi language
कननुkananu-
Kananu in the Marathi language
कननुkananu-

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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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  • 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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