Kanazu Surname

181,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3421:54,5884,270
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kanazu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanazu is found most frequently in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanazu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanazu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 181,232nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,102,404 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanazu live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Kanazu is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 2,342 people, or 1 in 54,588. In Japan Kanazu is most common in: Shimane Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Mie Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Japan Kanazu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangazu92226/
Kangazhu861/
Khanazou861/
Kanasu8328/
Kanaju835/
Kanezu831/
Kanazoe7725,917/
Kanatsu77110/
Kanasuh7736/
Kannaju7714/
Kanasut7710/
Khanaju779/
Khanasu777/
Kainasu774/
Kanasup772/
Kanaseu771/
Kanasau771/
Kanasud771/
Kannasu771/
Kanhasut71224/
Kannasut7155/
Kanatsuy7135/
Kanatsui7119/
Kanagiou7117/
Kainausu717/
Kaneczui717/
Kanasuth712/
Gkanasou712/
Kaneatsu711/
Kangatsu711/
Kanatsou711/
Khaneaju711/
Kaanazoe711/
Khanasut711/
Kanoju6765/
Kanesu6739/
Konaju6721/
Konasu6720/
Kenezu674/
Gkanatsou674/
Canacu674/
Kanosu672/
Canasu672/
Kannasuth671/
Kannasout671/
Kannatsut671/
Kanaitsui671/

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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 Kanazu
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