Kanmu Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kanmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia281:157,44811,209
India261:29,502,515369,827
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanmu (44) may also be a first name.

Kanmu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanmu (Hindi: कंमु) occurs most in Liberia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanmu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Kanmu occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Kanmu reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 44 people.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 157,448. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 36 percent live, River Gee County, where 32 percent live and Montserrado County, where 18 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanmou91507/
Khanmu9132/
Kanmud9124/
Kanmau919/
Kanmus914/
Kanmeu911/
Kanmuh911/
Kahnmou838/
Khanmui831/
Kanhmau831/
Khanmuh831/
Canmu8062/
Konmu801/
Kahnmouy7711/
Konmuş73134/
Kanmoe7317/
Konmeu732/
Konmou731/
Kammuy731/
Quanmu731/
Konmus731/
Canmou731/
Konmmu731/
Canmut731/
Kahanmouy711/
Khanmoush711/
Kassinmou711/
Khanmoo6710/
Kammeue678/
Koonmud676/
Kammouh675/
Kosinmu674/
Kounmeu673/
Kounmou671/
Kammouz671/
Kammaut671/
Kammouj671/
Khammuy671/

Kanmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanmu in the Hindi language
कंमुkammu42.86
कंमूkammu28.57
कांमूkammu14.29
कन्मूkanmu14.29

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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 Kanmu
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