Kanapo Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kanapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kanapo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanapo (Marathi: कोनपो, Russian: Канапо) is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanapo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Kanapo is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kanapo are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 88,372. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 87 percent are found and Maseru District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanapo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanapo in the Marathi language
कोनपोkonapo33.33
कानपोkanapo33.33
कनपोkanapo33.33
Kanapo in the Russian language
Канапоkanapo-

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Footnotes

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