Kanitar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Kanitar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Kanitar (22) may also be a first name.

Kanitar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanitar has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanitar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanitar is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kanitar reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 75 percent reside and Paraná, where 25 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Portugal, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanithar931/
Kanitare931/
Khanittar881/
Kanetar869/
Canitar868/
Kanutar861/
Kanitarova821/
Kannetar803/
Kanuttar801/
Camnetar6722/
Cangaytar6321/
Kańtor622/
Cañetar571/
Conistor531/
Konyotor531/
Connetar530/
Cognitore5030/
Canestorp5025/
Konetoure501/

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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 Kanitar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis