Kanets Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kanets Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Kanets Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanets Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanets (Russian: Канец) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanets? popularity and diffusion
Kanets is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kanets is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kanets are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 40 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Volyn Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Lesotho, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanets Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanets in the Russian language | ||
| Канец | kanec | - |
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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 Kanets
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