Kanoba Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kanoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
England121:4,643,172139,951
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Kañoba (1) are calculated separately.

Kanoba (191) may also be a first name.

Kanoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanoba (Marathi: कानोबा, Russian: Каноба) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kañoba. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanoba is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Kanoba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kanoba live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanoba is also the 657,437th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 191 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 28 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kañoba941/
Kanouba92457/
Khanoba9265/
Kangoba9214/
Kainoba9210/
Kanoboa926/
Kanobha923/
Kanhoba922/
Kanobai921/
Kanobay921/
Kanobas921/
Khanouba86388/
Kanobaya8617/
Kanobhai861/
Khanobai861/
Kangobau861/
Kanobe83481/
Konoba83441/
Kanaba83321/
Canoba83103/
Kaneba8384/
Kanobo8318/
Kanobi8315/
Kenoba8310/
Kanuba839/
Canobas77782/
Kanabaj77289/
Konobas77229/
Kanabai77138/
Kanaaba7774/
Kanabay7754/
Kanabea7753/
Kangobe7751/
Kangobo7741/
Kanguba7741/
Kainaba7739/
Kongoba7737/
Kaunaba7727/
Kangaba7715/
Konobay7713/
Kanoubi7713/
Kannaba7712/
Kanubai7712/
Kanubah7712/
Kanaboa778/
Konobai776/
Koinoba775/
Kanubha773/
Kanoobe773/
Kannobe772/
Khanaba772/
Kanauba771/
Kanoiva771/
Kasnuba771/
Kanabah771/
Konobah771/
Konobau771/
Khaneba771/
Kanoube771/
Kanobhe771/
Kanobis771/
Kanhobe771/
Kangobi771/
Kamnobe771/
Konouba771/
Konobaj771/
Khanobe771/
Kanosby770/
Kanober770/
Kanubhai714,732/
Kanabhai711,398/
Kanabaja7162/
Kounouba7111/
Kannubai7110/
Kangoobe7110/
Kannoubi715/
Khanabai714/
Kainabau714/
Kangubai713/
Kainubai713/
Kannabai712/
Kanoubou712/
Kaanabai711/
Khaneeba711/
Khanobis711/
Khanubai711/
Kanabhat711/
Kannebai711/
Khonobah711/
Khanabay711/
Kanhoubo711/
Kannabay711/
Kanebhai711/
Konoubai711/
Konnobas711/
Kanabach710/
Kanabe672,575/
Kanabi671,723/
Khaynabah671,056/
Kanubo67397/
Canaba67302/
Kanabo67246/
Khasnobis67244/
Kanaby67195/
Khanabhai67138/
Konobe67115/
Kanubi67101/
Konobi6788/
Kanebo6786/
Caneba6785/
Kanabé6783/
Kannabhai6782/
Konobo6781/
Konaba6753/
Canobi6736/
Konoby6732/
Kenaba6724/
Koneba6722/
Keneba6717/
Kanove6714/
Canobe6714/
Canoby6712/
Khannoubi679/
Khanubhai677/
Kangabhai673/
Kanhabhai673/
Kanubhaiy673/
Kannubhai672/
Kanube672/
Canobo672/
Conoba672/
Khannabha672/
Kainoonpa672/
Kainabhai671/
Kgangubai671/
Kanabasch671/
Khanobish671/
Khanhoubi671/
Kangubhai671/
Kounoubai671/
Kounoubas671/
Cañoba671/

Kanoba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanoba in the Marathi language
कानोबाkanoba97.19
कनोबाkanoba0.94
कंटकkantaka0.94
ग्यानोबाgyanoba0.23
कालोबाkaloba0.23
Kanoba in the Russian language
Канобаkanoba-

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