Kanoru Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Kanoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanoru (83) may also be a first name.
Kanoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanoru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanoru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanoru is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanoru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent forename globally, held by 83 people.
Kanoru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya Kanoru is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 50 percent reside, Muranga County, where 41 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Kanoru
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