Kanasa Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Kanasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 324 | 1:218,020 | 36,592 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
The alternate forms: Kanaša (1) are calculated separately.
Kanasa (258) may also be a first name.
Kanasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanasa (Arabic: كانازي, Bengali: কানসা, Hindi: कनसा, Marathi: कानसा, Oriya: କାନସା) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kanaša. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanasa is the 592,650th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kanasa reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kanasa is also the 554,411th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 258 people.
The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 218,020. In Thailand Kanasa is primarily concentrated in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 91 percent live, Bangkok, where 2 percent live and Surat Thani Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanasa in the Bengali language | ||
| কানসা | kanasa | - |
| Kanasa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनसा | kanasa | - |
| Kanasa in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନସା | kanasa | 71.43 |
| କାନାସା | kanasa | 28.57 |
| Kanasa in the Marathi language | ||
| कानसा | kanasa | 53.49 |
| काणसा | kanasa | 27.91 |
| कनासा | kanasa | 13.95 |
| कनसा | kanasa | 2.33 |
| कणसादेवी | kanasadevi | 2.33 |
| Kanasa in the Arabic language | ||
| كانازي | kanazy | - |
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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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