Kanasai Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kanasai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kanasai (25) may also be a first name.
Kanasai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanasai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanasai is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanasai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kanasai is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Kanasai are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Kanasai is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kanasai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis