Kaneps Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kaneps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1511:13,5762,014
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Kaņeps (1) are calculated separately.

Kaneps Last Name Facts

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

Kaneps (Russian: Канепс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kaņeps. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneps? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kaneps reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 13,576. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 72 percent reside, Semigallia, where 9 percent reside and Latgale, where 8 percent reside. Barring Latvia Kaneps occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Estonia, where 4 percent reside.

Kaneps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kaneps surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Kaneps earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.48% more than the national average, earning $63,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaņeps941/
Kanep91180/
Kanepe83462/
Kangep8311/
Kainep836/
Kaynep834/
Kannep834/
Kanaps831/
Kanevs831/
Kanops831/
Khanep831/
Kanips830/
Kaanepp773/
Kanip73306/
Kaneb73182/
Konep738/
Canep730/
Kanipe671,516/
Kaaneb67243/
Khanip6771/
Konops6732/
Caneup6726/
Kangip6721/
Kenops6714/
Konevs679/
Kaņepe679/
Canepe675/
Khaneb675/
Kainip674/
Kongep674/
Kaanev674/
Quanep674/
Kenebs673/
Kaniph672/
Kaneav671/
Canedp671/
Kanneb671/
Canepp671/
Cannep671/
Kaneiv671/
Kanhev671/
Kanheb671/
Konepe671/
Kannip671/
Kaineb671/
Kanyop671/
Catnep670/
Kanhhp670/
Canepf670/

Kaneps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaneps in the Russian language
Канепсkaneps-

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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 Kaneps
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