Kano Surname
Approximately 133,150 people bear this surname
Kano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 109,558 | 1:1,167 | 217 |
| Niger | 3,880 | 1:4,946 | 448 |
| India | 3,091 | 1:248,161 | 14,409 |
| Nigeria | 1,958 | 1:90,471 | 6,295 |
| Syria | 1,713 | 1:11,267 | 972 |
| Pakistan | 1,652 | 1:108,138 | 3,341 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,177 | 1:7,784 | 982 |
| Iraq | 1,153 | 1:30,374 | 1,471 |
| Burkina Faso | 957 | 1:19,177 | 1,350 |
| United States | 871 | 1:416,141 | 36,124 |
| Brazil | 760 | 1:281,677 | 10,855 |
| Thailand | 606 | 1:116,565 | 17,284 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| DR Congo | 554 | 1:133,357 | 14,248 |
| Indonesia | 496 | 1:266,631 | 24,116 |
| Ivory Coast | 496 | 1:46,515 | 2,921 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 355 | 1:22,968 | 2,509 |
| Tanzania | 259 | 1:204,408 | 17,375 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Algeria | 219 | 1:176,400 | 21,809 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Peru | 143 | 1:222,267 | 9,751 |
| Philippines | 141 | 1:718,002 | 72,243 |
| Albania | 124 | 1:23,500 | 3,927 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Benin | 84 | 1:123,043 | 13,434 |
| Mexico | 84 | 1:1,477,693 | 16,101 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Lebanon | 51 | 1:110,531 | 6,285 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Kanó (35) & Kanô (6) are calculated separately.
Kano (20,643) may also be a first name.
Kano Demographics
Average Kano Salary in
United States
$55,223 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kano (Bengali: কানো, Georgian: კანო, Hindi: कानो, Marathi: कानो, Oriya: କାେନା, Russian: Кано, Tibetan: བཀའ་ནོ།) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kanó or Kanô. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kano? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,217th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 54,732 people. The last name Kano occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kano are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kano is also the 36,952nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 20,643 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 109,558 people, or 1 in 1,167. In Japan Kano is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Miyagi Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Kano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kano last name rose 7,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kano last name is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kano surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.45% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,196 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.44% less than the national average, earning R 70,236 per year; in United States they earn 27.98% more than the national average, earning $55,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $56,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kano in the Georgian language | ||
| კანო | kano | - |
| Kano in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཀའ་ནོ། | kano | - |
| Kano in the Bengali language | ||
| কানো | kano | - |
| Kano in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେନା | kaena | - |
| Kano in the Marathi language | ||
| कानो | kano | 90.48 |
| कँनो | kamno | 9.52 |
| Kano in the Hindi language | ||
| कानो | kano | 66.33 |
| कनो | kano | 30.61 |
| काणो | kano | 2.04 |
| कणो | kano | 1.02 |
| Kano in the Russian language | ||
| Кано | kano | - |
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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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