Kangas Surname

41,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kangas Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller in, or near, a heath or moor.

Kangas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland5,8461:940116
United States5,3301:68,0047,909
Sweden6751:14,5881,249
Canada3191:115,50312,273
Estonia1301:10,1681,422
Australia471:574,37741,856
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Panama411:95,4213,699
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
Norway271:190,45522,163
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kangas (29) may also be a first name.

Kangas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller in, or near, a heath or moor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kangas Last Name Facts

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

Kangas (Hindi: कांगस, Oriya: କଂଗସ, Russian: Кангас) occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kangas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,486th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 579,342 people. The last name Kangas is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kangas are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 5,846 people, or 1 in 940. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 20 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent are found and Lapland, where 12 percent are found. Not including Finland it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Kangas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kangas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kangas last name rose 533,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kangas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kangas are 5.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kangas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.13% more than the national average, earning 543,790 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangash92128/
Kangase923/
Kangais922/
Kangass921/
Kangasz921/
Kanggas921/
Kanas911,877/
Kagas9142/
Kangashe86152/
Khangase862/
Kaingase861/
Katingas861/
Katengas861/
Kangasht861/
Kangasse861/
Cangas835,044/
Kanase834,676/
Khanas832,189/
Kanash831,808/
Gkanas83792/
Kaunas83690/
Kannas83546/
Kongas83173/
Kagase8357/
Kanasz8349/
Kangos8347/
Kaigas8346/
Kangaz8322/
Kaneas8317/
Kainas8316/
Kaynas8315/
Kanais8310/
Kaygas837/
Kanahs836/
Kanass835/
Kaghas833/
Kanaas833/
Kanaus832/
Qangas832/
Kaugas831/
Kanhas831/
Kagash831/
Kanasx831/
Khagas831/
Kangasová804/
Khanghast801/
Kagashe77862/
Khanase77347/
Qangase77312/
Canggas77282/
Khainas77228/
Kajėnas77186/
Katėnas7788/
Kannass7753/
Khanash7750/
Kanashe7749/
Kanauss7744/
Kainash7740/
Gkainas7726/
Kaunash7721/
Kanatsh7721/
Khannas7719/
Kongats7718/
Kainass7714/
Kanhase7712/
Khaugas7710/
Quangas7710/
Kamnase778/
Kahanas777/
Kaynash776/
Kannase775/
Konghas775/
Kanhash775/
Kongase774/
Khanaas774/
Kahunas773/
Kagatse773/
Cangase773/
Khaynas772/
Kanahas772/
Khagase772/
Kannast772/
Khanais772/
Kaygaus771/
Kaunais771/
Kahagas771/
Kaanase771/
Khanass771/
Kanasch771/
Kanaust771/
Kannash771/
Kaigase771/
Kamgash771/
Kaunase771/
Khangaz771/
Khanhas771/
Kainase771/
Kaingos771/
Kagasse771/
Kamga's771/
Kamgais771/
Kanggos771/
Kangose771/
Caangas771/
Cangasz771/
Kangosp771/
Kanaash771/
Kanause770/
Kahnahs770/
Cagas7311,541/
Canas739,531/
Konas73626/
Kanos73542/
Kanaş73294/
Kanaz73131/
Kanás73127/
Kanaś7364/
Kanaš7326/
Kañas7317/
Kogas7316/
Qanas7316/
Kagaz7312/
Kagos7312/
Kanaß731/
Kamnahas7131/
Qhangase7131/
Cangashe7121/
Kanasová7112/
Kanasova719/
Kanhaish715/
Kagasova714/
Khanashe714/
Khanasse714/
Cangajst714/
Khanahas713/
Kaumnaus711/
Kanahase711/
Kannasch711/
Qangashe711/
Khangaiz711/
Cannas674,552/
Kagose671,515/
Cagais67867/
Caigas67789/
Konash67474/
Kanashova67458/
Canais67431/
Kanose67354/
Kounas67332/
Kanous67296/
Kaygaş67253/
Kanász67238/
Kaynaş67234/
Qannas67200/
Cainas67191/
Canhas67150/
Qanash67142/
Cangaz67106/
Kaygaç67101/
Koinas6779/
Kongos6778/
Kanost6774/
Kaygaz6774/
Gkanos6772/
Kainos6763/
Catnas6754/
Khanaz6752/
Konnas6747/
Kanosh6737/
Gkonas6736/
Kannaß6728/
Kaghaz6728/
Congas6725/
Kannos6721/
Katnaş6720/
Kanauz6715/
Konasz6715/
Konase6714/
Kongaz6714/
Keinas6713/
Canase6712/
Kaynaz679/
Kotnas679/
Kanace679/
Ccanas679/
Cangás679/
Khagasova678/
Kannaz677/
Kanatz676/
Caynas676/
Kainaz675/
Cahgas675/
Kaghos675/
Kanuos675/
Cangos674/
Kanoss674/
Canaus674/
Qamnas674/
Kagoss674/
Koogas674/
Cañgas674/
Camnas674/
Kaynaç674/
Kaygasova673/
Kaneis673/
Qasgas673/
Caunas673/
Kanoos673/
Canast673/
Kanaiz673/
Gqangashe673/
Khanasova672/
Kanois672/
Caugas672/
Khanos672/
Canass672/
Cagnas672/
Caghas672/
Cagasd672/
Kagosh671/
Kangauche671/
Khogas671/
Quanas671/
Konass671/
Canash671/
Cajgas671/
Kaanos671/
Cgagas671/
Cacgas671/
Qagash671/
Khonas671/
Khashgash671/
Kanosz671/
Kanacz671/
Kkonas671/
Kougas671/
Koynas671/
Caagas671/
Caanas671/
Cagaas671/
Cana's671/
Caneas671/
Cangàs671/
Caygas671/
Qanass671/
Khanatshe671/
Canats671/
Cahnas671/
Kohnas670/
Kanghouse670/

Kangas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kangas in the Hindi language
कांगसkangasa-
Kangas in the Oriya language
କଂଗସkangasa-
Kangas in the Russian language
Кангасkangas-

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