Kanby Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kanby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kanby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺒﻲ) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanby? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kanby is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kanby reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Levant.
The surname Kanby is most widespread in Iraq, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Excluding Iraq this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanby Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﺒﻲ | kanby | - |
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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 Kanby
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