Kanisk Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Kanisk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kanisk (155) may also be a first name.
Kanisk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanisk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanisk (Bengali: কনিস্ক, Hindi: कनिस्क) is found most in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanisk? popularity and diffusion
Kanisk is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Kanisk is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kanisk live; 78 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 738,219th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 155 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil Kanisk is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 67 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 29 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 5 percent reside. Barring Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanishk | 92 | 83 | / |
| Kanisck | 92 | 4 | / |
| Konisk | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kenisk | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaniskova | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kanischke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koniske | 77 | 57 | / |
| Kanısık | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kaneske | 77 | 16 | / |
| Konhisk | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kenisck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konisck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kanishkova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyszek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanesske | 71 | 0 | / |
| Canniske | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaneskova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyshkova | 63 | 12 | / |
| Canesck | 62 | 11 | / |
| Kenhesk | 62 | 6 | / |
| Koneske | 62 | 5 | / |
| Caneske | 62 | 1 | / |
| Canesks | 62 | 1 | / |
| Konetske | 57 | 16 | / |
| Canisque | 57 | 2 | / |
| Koneiczke | 53 | 1 | / |
| Conesk | 50 | 1 | / |
| Konysc | 50 | 1 | / |
Kanisk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanisk in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিস্ক | kaniska | - |
| Kanisk in the Hindi language | ||
| कनिस्क | kaniska | 50 |
| कनिष्क | kaniska | 50 |
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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 Kanisk
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