Kanavas Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Kanavas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 219 | 1:50,593 | 8,356 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kanavas Demographics
Average Kanavas Salary in
United States
$48,159 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanavas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanavas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanavas (Hindi: कनवास) has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanavas? popularity and diffusion
Kanavas is the 823,466th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Kanavas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kanavas live; 65 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 50,593. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 42 percent reside, Western Macedonia, where 20 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent reside. Barring Greece Kanavas occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Kanavas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kanavas surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.
The amount Kanavas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning $60,896 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gkanavas | 93 | 22 | / |
| Kainavas | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kanavats | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kannavas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanavase | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khanavase | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanavos | 86 | 1,025 | / |
| Canavas | 86 | 52 | / |
| Kanovas | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kenavas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kanawas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanevas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kannavos | 80 | 81 | / |
| Kanavosz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kanavace | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kounavas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kainovas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Canavase | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanabasch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canavasse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canovas | 71 | 18,736 | / |
| Canevas | 71 | 59 | / |
| Canavos | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kenawas | 71 | 18 | / |
| Canabas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konovas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canawas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanobas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canavaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cánavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qanawas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konevas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanawaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanavozova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanavazova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kounavos | 67 | 27 | / |
| Canaveis | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khanawaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Casnovas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cannovas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahnawaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konovats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canavace | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanavas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanavas in the Hindi language | ||
| कनवास | kanavasa | - |
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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 Kanavas
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