Kanuf Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Kanuf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kanuf (24) may also be a first name.
Kanuf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanuf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanuf (Russian: Кануф) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kanuf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Kanuf is predominantly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kanuf live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanuf is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Central, where 93 percent live and National Capital District, where 7 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanouf | 91 | 16 | / |
| Kanauf | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kanufp | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kanuff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kaneuf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khanuf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khanouf | 83 | 362 | / |
| Kanouff | 83 | 354 | / |
| Kannouf | 83 | 296 | / |
| Khaneuf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanauff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanoufe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanuv | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khannouf | 77 | 73 | / |
| Qanouf | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kaunub | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kanaub | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kanuib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanuiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenauf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Konuff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kainub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caunuf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kenouf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kanauw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Casneuf | 67 | 65 | / |
| Keinauf | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khanuph | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khanoub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konneuf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kounouf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kannauv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cannauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanooff | 67 | 0 | / |
Kanuf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanuf in the Russian language | ||
| Кануф | kanuf | - |
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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
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- 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 Kanuf
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