Kanimo Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kanimo (46) may also be a first name.

Kanimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanimo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanimo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Kanimo occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Kanimo live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanimo is also the 1,484,914th most common forename globally. It is borne by 46 people.

The surname Kanimo is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 72 percent live, Milne Bay, where 26 percent live and Western, where 2 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanimou92947/
Kanimoa92804/
Kangimo9222/
Kaniomo921/
Kaniemo921/
Kamnitmo864/
Kanuimoh861/
Kanima833,537/
Canimo831,242/
Kanemo8328/
Konimo8314/
Kenimo836/
Kanumo831/
Kaniema77150/
Kanyomo7766/
Kanimah7747/
Kangemo776/
Konimop774/
Kainemo773/
Kanimma772/
Koniomo771/
Canimos771/
Canimod771/
Kanuima771/
Kanhima771/
Khanima771/
Khanimah719/
Keatnima715/
Kanyomoo712/
Konimois711/
Kaanyomo711/
Kkanimma711/
Kanniema711/
Kagnemou711/
Kannimma711/
Kanuma678,460/
Kanema676,537/
Kenemo67369/
Kaunismaa67129/
Konima6738/
Kanyma6736/
Canima6734/
Cañimo6724/
Konnimois6712/
Konemo677/
Kenumo676/
Kenima675/
Konumo674/
Canemo673/
Conimo672/
Kougnimoh671/
Kanimahas671/
Kannimath671/

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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 Kanimo
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