Kanaoka Surname

69,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanaoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,0361:18,1702,121
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Kanaoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanaoka is most common in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaoka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,667th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,025,548 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanaoka reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 7,036 people, or 1 in 18,170. In Japan Kanaoka is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kanaoka Last Name Statistics demography

Kanaoka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning $29,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanaoki866/
Kanoakai806/
Kangahuka751/
Kanaijuka751/
Kangoake671/
Khanouoki632/
Kangouake631/
Khanaouchi594/
Canaaeca533/
Canouake531/

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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 Kanaoka
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