Kanases Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kanases Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kanases Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanases Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanases occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanases click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanases? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kanases reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Namibia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Khomas Region, where 50 percent are found and Zambezi Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanasis | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kanages | 86 | 7 | / |
| Canases | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gkanasis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khanasis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanatsis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanagies | 80 | 0 | / |
| Konashets | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kanashyts | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gkanatsis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kaynagesh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caneses | 71 | 40 | / |
| Canajes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keneses | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canaces | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenazes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanatsız | 67 | 182 | / |
| Kanousis | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kaunesis | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kenausis | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cannaces | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cainasis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongasis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanajis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanacis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanachis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Kanases
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