Kanavis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kanavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanavis (16) may also be a first name.

Kanavis Last Name Facts

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

Kanavis is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanavis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanavis is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kanavis reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kanavis is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,079,790. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasnavis934/
Khanavis931/
Khannavis884/
Canavis864/
Kanaviz861/
Khasnavish8210/
Kanavets80512/
Kounavis80263/
Kanavich8030/
Canaveis8021/
Kanavesh801/
Kounavios755/
Khasnovis754/
Khanabish753/
Canaves711,097/
Canabis7154/
Kaneviz7125/
Konaviç7112/
Khasnavees716/
Kanobis711/
Canavés711/
Canavês711/
Khasnawish711/
Canovis710/
Canavese672,758/
Kanovich6791/
Kanovets6756/
Konavets6736/
Kounaves6710/
Cannabis676/
Canavèse672/
Canaveiz671/
Khanobis671/

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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 Kanavis
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