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
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
| 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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