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 surname Kanaru (Bengali: কনরু, Hindi: कनरू, Marathi: कणरु, Oriya: କନାରୁ) occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kanaru live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kanaru is also the 807,735th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 132 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 448,727. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Maracha District, where 92 percent are found, Arua District, where 7 percent are found and Kampala District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Kanaru
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