Kanovi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Kanovi (35) may also be a first name.

Kanovi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanovi (Russian: Канови) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanovi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Kanovi live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanovi is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Kanovi is primarily found in: Madang, where 75 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangovi9226/
Kaanovi921/
Kainovi921/
Kanovich8691/
Kanavi834,665/
Canovi831,959/
Konovi83632/
Kanowi83101/
Kanevi8371/
Kanove8314/
Khanovich8073/
Khasnovis804/
Kaynovich803/
Kagnovich802/
Kannovich802/
Kanovaitė801/
Kainovich801/
Canovai77132/
Kongovi7745/
Khanavi7742/
Konovei7723/
Konovyi7717/
Cangovi7717/
Konovoi7715/
Kanowei7714/
Kangavi7713/
Kanoubi7713/
Kainavi7711/
Konouvi779/
Kanowit775/
Kannavi775/
Canovio774/
Kanaviy774/
Kangove774/
Khanovy773/
Kahnavi772/
Kanavai772/
Kangowi772/
Kanavid772/
Kanavhi772/
Kanowoi771/
Kanaviz771/
Kanoiva771/
Kojnovi771/
Konovai771/
Khanevi771/
Canovis770/
Kahanovich7513/
Khannovich751/
Kounouvi7157/
Kanovets7156/
Kanavich7130/
Konovich7128/
Kanovych7112/
Kanowith7110/
Kannoubi715/
Khannavi715/
Kasnavis714/
Khangavi714/
Canovich711/
Khanavai711/
Khatnavi711/
Konnnovi711/
Kanavitt711/
Kanawi671,006/
Kanava67399/
Canevi67385/
Kanavy67182/
Kanave6779/
Kenevi6752/
Canobi6736/
Kanowe6731/
Khanovych6729/
Konowi6726/
Khanovets6720/
Konove6720/
Khannoubi679/
Konavi679/
Kohnovich678/
Canavi677/
Kenavi676/
Conovi675/
Konevi675/
Khannavis674/
Canove672/
Kaneve672/
Kounnouvi672/
Konovy671/
Keynovich671/
Khasnovoy671/
Kannabhoi671/

Kanovi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanovi in the Russian language
Кановиkanovi-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kanovi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis