Kanistra Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Kanistra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 121 | 1:91,569 | 15,456 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
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
Kanistra (Russian: Канистра) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanistra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanistra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kanistra reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 91,569. In Greece it is primarily found in: Western Greece, where 74 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and Western Macedonia, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Greece Kanistra is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canistra | 88 | 55 | / |
| Cannistra | 82 | 2,205 | / |
| Kanistros | 82 | 13 | / |
| Canistras | 82 | 1 | / |
| Canistro | 75 | 408 | / |
| Canestra | 75 | 114 | / |
| Kanestri | 75 | 46 | / |
| Canistri | 75 | 13 | / |
| Konestra | 75 | 7 | / |
| Canistrà | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cannestra | 71 | 157 | / |
| Cannistrà | 71 | 96 | / |
| Caniestro | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cannistrá | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canhestra | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cannistri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cannistro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canestri | 63 | 1,242 | / |
| Canestro | 63 | 374 | / |
| Canestre | 63 | 15 | / |
| Conestra | 63 | 6 | / |
| Canixtro | 63 | 3 | / |
| Cañestra | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cañistro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Conistro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canhestro | 59 | 224 | / |
| Cannestro | 59 | 29 | / |
| Congistre | 59 | 17 | / |
| Canestrop | 59 | 3 | / |
| Connestra | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cañestro | 50 | 761 | / |
| Conestro | 50 | 1 | / |
Kanistra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanistra in the Russian language | ||
| Канистра | kanistra | - |
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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 Kanistra
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