Kanaou Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Kanaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kanaou (60) may also be a first name.
Kanaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanaou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaou? popularity and diffusion
Kanaou is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanaou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.
Kanaou is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 234,049. In Niger Kanaou is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 70 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 12 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Kanaou
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