Kanavo Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanavo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanavo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Albania71:416,29417,617
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Kanavo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanavo (Russian: Канаво) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanavo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kanavo reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Kanavo is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 58 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 42 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kanavo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanavos921,025/
Kanavou92459/
Kannavo923/
Kangavo921/
Kagnavo921/
Kannavou8627/
Kanavosz8626/
Kanava83399/
Kanawo83134/
Canavo83119/
Kenavo8338/
Kannasvuo8011/
Kanaeva777,633/
Cannavo775,241/
Kanaabo7781/
Canavos7740/
Kanasuo7740/
Kognavo7734/
Kannava7722/
Kangava7711/
Kanevou7710/
Khanava778/
Gkanava774/
Cangavo774/
Kannabo772/
Kanaboy772/
Kanhava772/
Kanawoo771/
Kahnawo771/
Kanabou771/
Kanaiva771/
Katnava771/
Kainava771/
Kaunovo771/
Keanabo771/
Kangnavohe751/
Khanaeva71634/
Kaynaeva7164/
Kounavos7127/
Kainavat7123/
Gkanavas7122/
Khanavat7113/
Kannaeva7112/
Kangaawo7111/
Kainavas716/
Khanavah713/
Kounavou712/
Kahnavat712/
Kanavats712/
Kaneabou711/
Kanahawo711/
Kanhabou711/
Kannavas711/
Kaneavat711/
Kanasvat711/
Kanaivat711/
Kaunaeva711/
Kangawoh711/
Kaneva6713,986/
Kanawa672,984/
Kanowa671,544/
Kanova671,299/
Canava67468/
Kahanavat67270/
Kanewa67195/
Canabo67179/
Canovo6749/
Kanová6737/
Kenava6728/
Kanewo6727/
Konava6712/
Kanaheeva679/
Khaynaeva679/
Kanaswood676/
Khannavat671/
Kahanavad671/
Khasnovoy671/
Khannaeva671/
Canavá671/
Kannabhoi671/
Konovo671/
Canavó671/
Kenovo671/
Kanowo671/
Konevo671/

Kanavo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanavo in the Russian language
Канавоkanavo-

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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 Kanavo
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