Kanaon Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Kanaon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 260 | 1:70,585 | 2,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanaon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanaon occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanaon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 942,947th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. Kanaon occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kanaon are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Kanaon is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 70,585. In Burkina Faso Kanaon is mostly found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 66 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 19 percent live and Cascades Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanayon | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kanaong | 92 | 3 | / |
| Khanaon | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kanahon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanaoun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanaonn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kagnaon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kangnaon | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kanahong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanhajon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Canaon | 83 | 38 | / |
| Kanoan | 83 | 26 | / |
| Katnahong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanoan | 77 | 10,355 | / |
| Canayon | 77 | 968 | / |
| Khenaon | 77 | 247 | / |
| Kanouan | 77 | 184 | / |
| Kanoane | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kanohon | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kongaon | 77 | 17 | / |
| Koenaon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kanauan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaneyon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanouon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanohan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanaoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanoaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canaone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanaom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenahon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khatnahong | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khanajhone | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khanoane | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kanajyan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaenouan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kahanoan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanohang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamnahom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanajian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kannouan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kounayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khongaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caunayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khangoan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caunaoin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kannaiyan | 67 | 766 | / |
| Canoan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanajiang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khamnahom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qanoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannahung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahanouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannayyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaujian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunaiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khannahom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casneaont | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanaon
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