Kanayeh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kanayeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Kanayeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanayeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanayeh is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanayeh? popularity and diffusion
Kanayeh is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Kanayeh live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Kanayeh is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Kanayeh is mostly concentrated in: Örebro County, where 50 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 50 percent reside. Other than Sweden Kanayeh occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside and Syria, where 25 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 Kanayeh
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