Kanisoy Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kanisoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus | 13 | 1:24,539 | 5,862 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
Kanisoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanisoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanisoy is borne by more people in Northern Cyprus than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanisoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kanisoy are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.
Kanisoy is most commonly used in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 24,539. In Northern Cyprus Kanisoy is mostly concentrated in: Gazimağusa District, where 77 percent are found, Güzelyurt District, where 8 percent are found and İskele District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Northern Cyprus this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 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 Kanisoy
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