Kananura Surname
Approximately 6,940 people bear this surname
Kananura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,651 | 1:2,444 | 586 |
| Uganda | 2,242 | 1:17,413 | 2,678 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kananura (15) may also be a first name.
Kananura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kananura is most common in Rwanda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,171st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,050,079 people. The surname Kananura is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kananura live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
The surname Kananura is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is held by 4,651 people, or 1 in 2,444. Outside of Rwanda Kananura is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanangura | 94 | 10 | / |
| Kananuura | 94 | 8 | / |
| Kanaanura | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kainanura | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khananutra | 89 | 17 | / |
| Kananira | 88 | 29 | / |
| Kananure | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanangure | 82 | 237 | / |
| Kananoora | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanagnuroo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kananiro | 75 | 171 | / |
| Cananira | 75 | 6 | / |
| Konanure | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanonira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khomnanutra | 74 | 34 | / |
| Konganure | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kannanoori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanannoori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cannanore | 59 | 7 | / |
| Kanhounori | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cañenira | 50 | 3 | / |
| Caneñira | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canoniro | 50 | 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 Kananura
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