Kanevsky Surname

232,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kanevsky Surname User-submission:

The Kanevsky surname is possibly a habitational surname, denoting a person who originates from the Ukrainian city of Kaniv.

Kanevsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5631:15,2002,270
Russia5501:262,04227,511
United States4831:750,43358,631
Canada511:722,46357,796
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Kañevsky (44) & Kanevský (2) are calculated separately.

Kanevsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kanevsky surname is possibly a habitational surname, denoting a person who originates from the Ukrainian city of Kaniv.

- haffman97

Kanevsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanevsky (Arabic: كانفسكي, Russian: Каневский) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kañevsky or Kanevský. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanevsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanevsky? popularity and diffusion

Kanevsky is the 232,869th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,205,162 people. Kanevsky is mostly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Kanevsky live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 32 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 15,200. In Israel it is primarily found in: Southern District, where 25 percent are found, Central District, where 18 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Israel this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 28 percent are found.

Kanevsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kanevsky surname is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kanevsky surname are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kanevsky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.82% more than the national average, earning $54,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning $58,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanevsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanevsky in the Russian language
Каневскийkanevskij-
Kanevsky in the Arabic language
كانفسكيkanfsky-

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