Kanasiro Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Kanasiro Surname User-submission:

Derived from kana = 'castle' and shiro = 'gold'. The surname means 'gold castle' or 'golden castle'.

Kanasiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanasiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from kana = 'castle' and shiro = 'gold'. The surname means 'gold castle' or 'golden castle'.

- kanasiro

Kanasiro Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanasiro Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kanasiro (Russian: Канасиро) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanasiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanasiro is the 1,206,588th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kanasiro live; 72 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Luso-South America.

Kanasiro is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,562,586. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 68 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 15 percent live and Paraná, where 11 percent live. Beside Brazil Kanasiro is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Kanasiro Last Name Statistics demography

Kanasiro earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 43.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,038 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanasiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanasiro in the Russian language
Канасироkanasiro-

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