Kanimou Surname
Approximately 947 people bear this surname
Kanimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 938 | 1:12,616 | 382 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kanimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanimou is more commonly found in Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanimou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 377,345th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,695,402 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanimou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Mande Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Guinea, where it is borne by 938 people, or 1 in 12,616. In Guinea Kanimou is most numerous in: Nzérékoré Region, where 72 percent live, Kankan Region, where 14 percent live and Kindia Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanimu | 92 | 1,361 | / |
| Kanimo | 92 | 90 | / |
| Kanimoa | 86 | 804 | / |
| Kangimo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kaniemu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kainimu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaniomo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaniemo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamnitmo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kagnemou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanuimoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanimoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanimoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainaimu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanima | 77 | 3,537 | / |
| Canimo | 77 | 1,242 | / |
| Kanemu | 77 | 259 | / |
| Kanemo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Konimo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kanymu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanimay | 71 | 237 | / |
| Kaniema | 71 | 150 | / |
| Kanyomo | 71 | 66 | / |
| Kanimah | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kanimea | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kannemu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kahnemouyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kangemo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kahnemouii | 71 | 5 | / |
| Konimop | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanyomu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kainemo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanimma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanuima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canimos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canimod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cangimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koniomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhmau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanemhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanimah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Konimeyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanimaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keatnima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanyomoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konimois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanyomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkanimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangimae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannimae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanniema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanimye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanimiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanimou
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