Kanenu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kanenu (24) may also be a first name.

Kanenu Last Name Facts

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

Kanenu is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanenu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kanenu reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanenu is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo Kanenu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanengu92355/
Kannenou861/
Kanhengu861/
Kananu8311,213/
Kaninu83101/
Kanonu8310/
Kaningu77361/
Kananeu7766/
Kaninau7760/
Khananu7730/
Kanenoo7714/
Kanhanu7712/
Keneneu7711/
Kanynus775/
Kaninou772/
Kanonou772/
Kainanu772/
Kaninui771/
Kenenou771/
Kanyngu771/
Konenou771/
Kanemhu771/
Kanainu771/
Kananui771/
Khaninu771/
Kounenou7143/
Komnenus7129/
Khanhanu7117/
Kanyongu714/
Kanhanou713/
Kannanuh713/
Keunenou711/
Kanhonau711/
Kaningau711/
Kanninou711/
Kanonhou711/
Kahananui67108/
Kenanu6786/
Komnenous676/
Konanu675/
Kanhonnou671/
Kanhannou671/
Kannanhou671/
Kenonu671/
Kenjnu671/
Khennenou671/

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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 Kanenu
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