Kanogu Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Kanogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 235 | 1:225,283 | 18,694 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kanogu (12) may also be a first name.
Kanogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanogu is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanogu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanogu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Kanogu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanogu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanogu is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Kanogu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 225,283. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 53 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 44 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanongu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kanogou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanong'u | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanugu | 83 | 1,225 | / |
| Kanagu | 83 | 108 | / |
| Kanegu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Konogu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kangougou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanungu | 77 | 1,213 | / |
| Kanangu | 77 | 281 | / |
| Kaanugu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khanagu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kangagu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kanaghu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konongu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Canoguz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanagou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanagau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kannagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konongou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kanagaud | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kanung'u | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khotnogu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kannungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaunagud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanuungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konnangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kannangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaanaagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanagaud | 67 | 326 | / |
| Kannagaud | 67 | 13 | / |
| Konugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Konagu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konhougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanagoud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanogu
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