Kanby Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Senegal

Kanby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanbay911,380/
Kanbey9152/
Kainby911/
Khanbay834/
Kaanbey832/
Khanbey832/
Kainbay831/
Kanbe805,242/
Kanbi80879/
Canby80859/
Kamby80664/
Kanba80113/
Konby801/
Kanvy801/
Kasenbay7715/
Khanbhay774/
Kanmbiey771/
Kanbouyi771/
Khanbhoy771/
Khanbaya771/
Canbay735,122/
Kambey732,766/
Kamboy732,493/
Canbey731,232/
Kambay731,134/
Kainba73973/
Kambuy73216/
Kanbha73201/
Canboy73188/
Kanbai7379/
Khanba7357/
Khanbe7342/
Khanbi7321/
Konbay7310/
Kaïnba739/
Kambyi739/
Qanbay738/
Kambys737/
Khamby736/
Kanbie736/
Kaunba735/
Kanvay734/
Kanbui734/
Kanbee733/
Kanboj733/
Kambyz732/
Canbuy732/
Kanbaj732/
Kainbe732/
Kanbea731/
Kanvey731/
Qkanbi731/
Kaanba731/
Kahnbe731/
Kanmbe731/
Kaimby731/
Kaunbi731/
Kanhvy731/
Kanbio731/
Quanby730/
Koonby730/
Kambaya671,219/
Khambay67210/
Khambey6735/
Kainebi6734/
Hkambey6733/
Kaymbay6721/
Canıbay6719/
Kanbhai6712/
Khanbai677/
Kainbayova676/
Khanmba675/
Kanbåge675/
Kaimbay675/
Khanbaa674/
Keineby674/
Kanbaai674/
Kanbeah673/
Katenbe673/
Khanbee673/
Khanmbe672/
Kanbouj672/
Kanbess672/
Kasenbe672/
Kainmbi672/
Kanmboj671/
Kanbiss671/
Khanbhe671/
Khanbet671/
Canbaya671/
Kounbey671/
Khanbit671/
Kanbaja671/
Kamboyz671/
Khanbhi671/
Khanbeh671/
Khambyz671/
Quannby670/
Cannbay670/

Kanby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺒﻲkanby-

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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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