Kanaru Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda871:448,72726,843
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kanaru (132) may also be a first name.

Kanaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanaru (Bengali: কনরু, Hindi: कनरू, Marathi: कणरु, Oriya: କନାରୁ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kanaru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanaru is the 1,746,159th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kanaru are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 807,735th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 132 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 448,727. In Uganda Kanaru is primarily concentrated in: Maracha District, where 92 percent live, Arua District, where 7 percent live and Kampala District, where 1 percent live. Other than Uganda Kanaru exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangaru92120/
Kanasru9273/
Kanarut9222/
Kanarou9222/
Kannaru9210/
Khanaru926/
Kanarau925/
Kanarux921/
Kainaru921/
Kanarru921/
Kanairu921/
Kanharu921/
Kanaruj921/
Kainarou8615/
Khangaru863/
Khanarui863/
Kannarut862/
Kanarruj861/
Kangaaru861/
Kanngaru861/
Khanarau861/
Kanoru83204/
Konaru8376/
Kenaru8323/
Kaneru8313/
Canaru834/
Kanooru77118/
Cainaru77109/
Canarau7751/
Kenairu7737/
Kongaru7729/
Kanneru7714/
Konearu7711/
Konnaru7710/
Kaunoru777/
Kannoru776/
Konaaru774/
Khenaru773/
Konarut772/
Kangoru772/
Konarus772/
Cangaru771/
Koenaru771/
Canarus771/
Kaneeru771/
Kanouru771/
Kanhoru771/
Kenharu771/
Kannooru712,091/
Kounarou7121/
Kaanooru7110/
Kainooru719/
Katnooru714/
Kaineeru713/
Cainarup711/
Kanneeru711/
Kahngaharou711/
Kangoiru711/
Konareus711/
Koneru678,474/
Kangnooru6714/
Kangourou675/
Qanarouch674/
Konoru674/
Keneru671/

Kanaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaru in the Bengali language
কনরুkanaru-
Kanaru in the Oriya language
କନାରୁkanaru-
Kanaru in the Marathi language
कणरुkanaru73.74
कणरूkanaru13.13
कानरुkanaru5.05
कनरुkanaru3.03
कनाकेkanake2.02
कनरूkanaru1.01
काणुर्kanur1.01
अजरुनाajaruna1.01
Kanaru in the Hindi language
कनरूkanaru42.86
कनारूkanaru28.57
कनारुkanaru28.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanaru
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