Kanaras Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanaras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2131:52,0188,600
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Kanaraš (1) are calculated separately.

Kanaras (15) may also be a first name.

Kanaras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanaras (Russian: Канарас) is found most frequently in Greece. It can be rendered as a variant: Kanaraš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaras? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanaras is the 697,244th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname Kanaras is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Kanaras reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Kanaras is also the 2,900,335th most common given name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname Kanaras is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 52,018. In Greece it is mostly found in: Thessaly, where 32 percent live, Attica, where 24 percent live and Central Greece, where 21 percent live. Other than Greece it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Kanaras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kanaras are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kanaras earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $43,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanaras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaras in the Russian language
Канарасkanaras-

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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 Kanaras
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