Kanehisa Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanehisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanehisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8591:148,8297,615
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanehisa (798) may also be a first name.

Kanehisa Last Name Facts

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

Kanehisa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanehisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanehisa is the 393,535th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Kanehisa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kanehisa reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kanehisa is also the 289,761st most widespread forename internationally It is held by 798 people.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 859 people, or 1 in 148,829. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 35 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Beside Japan Kanehisa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kanehisa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanehisa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kanehisa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanehissa942/
Kanohisa881/
Kanjeisa881/
Kangesa80429/
Kanyisa8041/
Kanyesa8040/
Kanjesa806/
Kanjisa801/
Kanyesha75382/
Khanyisa7535/
Kanyisai7523/
Kangesha7521/
Kanyisha759/
Khanyesa754/
Kanehico751/
Kanhaija751/
Kaniesha751/
Kanyisza751/
Cangeisay713/
Khanyezia712/
Khanyisha711/
Khanyitsa711/
Kanjeza67472/
Kangeza67183/
Kanyeza67108/
Kanyiso6794/
Kanheza6739/
Kanyiza6710/
Kanjiža677/
Kanjiza675/
Kaniiso674/
Kanheja672/
Caniesa671/
Kanjija671/
Kaniiza671/
Kaniica671/
Kannaijisa671/
Kagneso671/

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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 Kanehisa
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