Kanistra Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanistra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanistra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1211:91,56915,456
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Kanistra (11) may also be a first name.

Kanistra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanistra (Russian: Канистра) has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanistra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Kanistra is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kanistra are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 91,569. In Greece Kanistra is most prevalent in: Western Greece, where 74 percent live, Attica, where 26 percent live and Western Macedonia, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canistra8855/
Cannistra822,205/
Kanistros8213/
Canistras821/
Canistro75408/
Canestra75114/
Kanestri7546/
Canistri7513/
Konestra757/
Canistrà754/
Cannestra71157/
Cannistrà7196/
Caniestro714/
Cannistrá713/
Canhestra713/
Cannistri711/
Cannistro711/
Canestri631,242/
Canestro63374/
Canestre6315/
Conestra636/
Canixtro633/
Cañestra631/
Cañistro631/
Conistro631/
Canhestro59224/
Cannestro5929/
Congistre5917/
Canestrop593/
Connestra591/
Cañestro50761/
Conestro501/

Kanistra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanistra in the Russian language
Канистраkanistra-

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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 Kanistra
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