Kannans Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kannans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kannans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kannans (38) may also be a first name.

Kannans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kannans occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kannans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kannans is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Kannans is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kannans reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Kannans is most common in India, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 27 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanans921/
Kananse862/
Cannans861/
Kananss861/
Khanansh801/
Konans7714/
Canans771/
Kenans770/
Cannons71490/
Kananje7183/
Caunans719/
Kenhans714/
Keenans713/
Kohnans711/
Komnans711/
Kounans711/
Kanonse711/
Connans710/
Konnanz710/
Keinhans674/
Canonnse671/
Keynhans671/

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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 Kannans
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