Kannua Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kannua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kannua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kannua (20) may also be a first name.

Kannua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kannua (Hindi: कन्नूअ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kannua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kannua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kannua live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

Kannua is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kannua is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kannuah926/
Kannuha922/
Kanua91376/
Kanuea8363/
Kainua8355/
Kanuah837/
Khanua832/
Kamnua831/
Kanuay831/
Kaunua831/
Kainuah7715/
Khamnua772/
Kahanua772/
Kannwai772/
Kanwa731,435/
Canua73595/
Kanva73118/
Konua7389/
Kanuo738/
Qanua732/
Khamnuap71151/
Khamnuea7161/
Kangnuoh7111/
Kanguhai711/
Kanwai671,341/
Kamhua67904/
Canuas67168/
Kanwea67151/
Kanway6745/
Konwua6729/
Keanwa6717/
Khanva6715/
Kanwou6712/
Khanwa6711/
Kaïnba679/
Kaumwa677/
Kainwa675/
Canhua675/
Kanuos675/
Khoennuea674/
Kanvay674/
Kanbah674/
Kanwah673/
Canuay672/
Konnva672/
Kanvah671/
Kaanba671/
Kanvap671/
Kanbea671/
Konnwa671/
Canuah671/
Kenhua671/
Kanhwa671/
Kaynva671/
Kanwga671/
Kanvai671/
Canuat671/
Koinua671/
Khanuo671/
Kaunva671/

Kannua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kannua in the Hindi language
कन्नूअkannu'a33.33
कन्न्ूाkannua33.33
कन्नूआkannu'a33.33

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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
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  • 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 Kannua
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