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 surname Kanasa (Arabic: كانازي, Bengali: কানসা, Hindi: कनसा, Marathi: कानसा, Oriya: କାନସା) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Kanaša. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanasa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 592,650th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Kanasa are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Kanasa is also the 554,411th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 258 people.
The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 218,020. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 91 percent reside, Bangkok, where 2 percent reside and Surat Thani Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Thailand this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanasa
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