Kanaš Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kanaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Kanas (1,877), Kanaş (294), Kanaś (64), Kanáš (1), Kanás (127) & Kañas (17) are calculated separately.
Kanaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanaš is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kanas, Kanaş, Kanaś, Kanáš, Kanás or Kañas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanaš is the 3,882,373rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kanaš are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
Kanaš is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 110,150. Excluding Estonia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 38 percent live and Slovakia, where 12 percent live.
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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 Kanaš
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