Kanien Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kanien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kanien (24) may also be a first name.
Kanien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanien is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanien? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanien reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Mande Africa. Kanien is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,670,420. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Kanien
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