Kanason Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kanason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kanason (27) may also be a first name.

Kanason Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanason is most common in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanason? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Kanason occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kanason are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kanason is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 27 people.

Kanason is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 453,757. In Malaysia Kanason is primarily concentrated in: Perak, where 43 percent reside, Kedah, where 17 percent reside and Selangor, where 14 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kanason
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