Kanishi Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Kanishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 455 | 1:392,624 | 7,450 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanishi (293,219) may also be a first name.
Kanishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanishi is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kanishi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanishi is the 642,991st most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanishi live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,586th most numerous given name on earth, held by 293,219 people.
It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 392,624. In Pakistan Kanishi is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Barring Pakistan Kanishi exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kanishi
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