Kanua Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

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

Kanua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
India311:24,744,045333,161
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kanua (278) may also be a first name.

Kanua Last Name Facts

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

Kanua (Hindi: कनुआ, Marathi: कानु, Oriya: କାନୁଆ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 760,012th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Kanua live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanua is also the 532,586th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 278 people.

The surname Kanua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 50,961. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 53 percent reside, Morobe, where 10 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 7 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Kanua exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanuea9163/
Kainua9155/
Kanuah917/
Kannua914/
Khanua912/
Kamnua911/
Kanuay911/
Kaunua911/
Kainuah8315/
Kannuah836/
Khamnua832/
Kahanua832/
Kannuha832/
Kanwa801,435/
Canua80595/
Kanva80118/
Konua8089/
Kanuo808/
Qanua802/
Khamnuap77151/
Khamnuea7761/
Kanguhai771/
Kanwai731,341/
Kamhua73904/
Canuas73168/
Kanwea73151/
Kanway7345/
Konwua7329/
Keanwa7317/
Khanva7315/
Kanwou7312/
Khanwa7311/
Kaïnba739/
Kaumwa737/
Kanuos735/
Kainwa735/
Canhua735/
Kanbah734/
Kanvay734/
Kanwah733/
Canuay732/
Kanwga731/
Canuat731/
Koinua731/
Khanuo731/
Kaunva731/
Kenhua731/
Kaynva731/
Kanhwa731/
Kanbea731/
Canuah731/
Kanvai731/
Kaanba731/
Kanvah731/
Kanvap731/
Kanwhea6756/
Quanhua677/
Khanmba675/
Khanbah675/
Khanvas674/
Kanbaai674/
Keanewa674/
Khamwua674/
Khanbaa674/
Kanbeah673/
Khotnua672/
Canuhay672/
Kannwai672/
Keanvad671/
Khanvai671/
Khanwaa671/
Kanwash671/
Keanwad671/
Khanwai671/
Kanwiea671/
Kainbah671/
Kanwach671/
Kaumbaa671/
Kahanwa671/
Kanouho671/
Kanmbou671/
Kanvaiz671/
Kainbay671/
Kanbhou671/

Kanua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanua in the Marathi language
कानुkanu-
Kanua in the Oriya language
କାନୁଆkanu'a92.31
କନୁଆkanu'a7.69
Kanua in the Hindi language
कनुआkanu'a80
कान्ूाkanua6.67
काण्ुाkanua6.67
काण्उाkanua6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanua
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