Kanashan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kanashan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kanashan (13) may also be a first name.
Kanashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanashan (Oriya: କନଶନ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanashan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kanashan reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kanashan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
The last name Kanashan is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kedah, where 44 percent live, Malacca, where 44 percent live and Johor, where 11 percent live. Beside Malaysia Kanashan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanashan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanashan in the Oriya language | ||
| କନଶନ | kanasana | - |
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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 Kanashan
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