Kanatu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kanatu (297) may also be a first name.

Kanatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanatu (Hindi: कानतु, Marathi: कनतु, Oriya: କାନାଟୁ) is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kanatu reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanatu is also the 511,663rd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 297 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Limpopo, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and Turkey, where 14 percent reside.

Kanatu Last Name Statistics demography

Kanatu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.97% less than the national average, earning R 190,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanatu in the Marathi language
कनतुkanatu-
Kanatu in the Oriya language
କାନାଟୁkanatu50
କାନଟୁkanatu37.5
କାନତୁkanatu12.5
Kanatu in the Hindi language
कानतुkanatu40
कनतुkanatu30
कानतूkanatu20
कनतूkanatu5
काणाटूkanatu5

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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 Kanatu
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