Kaneto Surname

268,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kaneto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaneto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0991:116,3286,601
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaneto (761) may also be a first name.

Kaneto Last Name Facts

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

Kaneto is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaneto.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaneto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 268,256th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,008,623 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kaneto live; 76 percent live in East Asia and 76 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 297,690th most widespread first name in the world, held by 761 people.

The surname Kaneto is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 1,099 people, or 1 in 116,328. In Japan Kaneto is most common in: Ehime Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanetos92104/
Kanetou9281/
Kanetho9221/
Kangeto9215/
Kanaeto921/
Kanetoy921/
Kangetho861/
Kaneta831,076/
Kanato83282/
Caneto83228/
Kanito8370/
Kanoto8325/
Keneto8310/
Koneto831/
Kangeta77726/
Canetto77535/
Khanato77312/
Canneto77127/
Cauneto77126/
Kanyoto7724/
Canesto7719/
Khaneta7716/
Canieto7714/
Kannato779/
Kaneeta777/
Kaneata777/
Caneato776/
Canheto775/
Kanieta775/
Kanneta774/
Canetos774/
Khanito773/
Kannoto773/
Kainato773/
Kanitto772/
Kanatoi772/
Kanhato772/
Kanaeta772/
Kaeneta771/
Kenetoi771/
Kanedta771/
Khanoto771/
Kanetah771/
Kaaneta771/
Kanaito771/
Kanetha771/
Kanetta771/
Kanetat771/
Quaneto771/
Kanetap771/
Kanetad771/
Kanitho771/
Kaunisto711,426/
Kannisto711,276/
Kangetta7157/
Cagnetto7149/
Cannetto7129/
Kangetha7127/
Khanatho7124/
Khanitto7119/
Kanestad7116/
Caunetto7110/
Caenetto719/
Kainisto715/
Khangeta712/
Kanyotto711/
Kangaito711/
Komnetto711/
Canhesto711/
Canneito711/
Kaneetha711/
Casnetto710/
Kanata6717,796/
Kanita671,079/
Konato67317/
Canito67288/
Caneta67167/
Kanota67134/
Canoto6788/
Koneta6788/
Keneta6750/
Kenito6730/
Konoto6720/
Kenato679/
Kanestadt678/
Coneto674/
Kanyta673/
Qaneta672/
Kanhta672/
Konito672/
Keñeto671/
Keaneatha671/
Casgnetto670/

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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 Kaneto
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