Kanavou Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Kanavou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 451 | 1:24,567 | 3,667 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kanavou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanavou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanavou is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanavou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 656,126th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Kanavou is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kanavou are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 24,567. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 47 percent reside, Peloponnese, where 25 percent reside and Thessaly, where 18 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 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
- 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 Kanavou
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