Kanlisi Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kanlisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanlisi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kanlisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanlisi is most common in Ghana. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanlisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 701,000th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanlisi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Beside Ghana Kanlisi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanlici8645/
Kanlessi805/
Kanlisoy802/
Kanlige714/
Kanlegi711/
Canlisoy67168/
Kanlushe6712/
Kanlesha671/
Kanliçay671/
Canlisse670/
Canlıses5349/
Kanlıcay5324/
Khamlijy5312/
Conlisse533/
Kamleiger501/
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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 Kanlisi
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