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

Kanazu is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanazu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanazu is the 181,232nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,102,404 people. Kanazu 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 prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 2,342 people, or 1 in 54,588. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shimane Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Mie Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Beside Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Kanazu
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