Kanuk Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

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

Kanuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
India181:42,614,743461,117
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kańuk (1) are calculated separately.

Kanuk (79) may also be a first name.

Kanuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanuk (Hindi: कनुक, Marathi: कानूक, Russian: Канук) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kańuk. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanuk.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Kanuk live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kanuk is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 79 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 931,332. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 99 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Kanuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kanuk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanuk last name grew 10,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanuk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanuk surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kanuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kańuk931/
Kanuke91514/
Kanuck91196/
Katnuk9141/
Khanuk9130/
Kanuik9122/
Kamnuk916/
Kanuks912/
Kannuk912/
Kaenuk911/
Kanguk911/
Kanouk911/
Kanauk911/
Kanukhe83172/
Khanouk8321/
Khamnuk8310/
Kannuke837/
Kannuck835/
Kanaukh833/
Kasnuck832/
Khanguk832/
Khanuke832/
Kahanuk831/
Khannuk831/
Kanouck831/
Konuk8014,971/
Kanok802,187/
Kanug80522/
Kenuk8043/
Canuk804/
Kanuq801/
Kanuc801/
Kanukova77711/
Kanuková773/
Kanautks770/
Kannok73249/
Konukh7370/
Konuke7357/
Kanugh7348/
Canuck7332/
Kenuck7330/
Khanok7322/
Koonuk7320/
Kainok7316/
Canguk7314/
Khonuk739/
Kanhok737/
Kannug734/
Kanoug732/
Kanoek731/
Konuck731/
Kounuk731/
Kanaug730/
Khanukova7148/
Kainukova719/
Kaynukova713/
Kasnauskė711/
Kasnauske711/
Khannok6729/
Khanukhova6718/
Konouck6714/
Khanokh6713/
Kongnuk678/
Khanoukova678/
Kanaugh677/
Khainok675/
Khenouk672/
Keannok672/
Kahanok672/
Qamnuck671/
Kounouk671/
Konheuk671/
Kanaukhova671/
Khamhuk671/
Kanough670/

Kanuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanuk in the Marathi language
कानूकkanuka-
Kanuk in the Hindi language
कनुकkanuka66.67
कनुकाkanuka16.67
कंकुkanku16.67
Kanuk in the Russian language
Канукkanuk-

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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 Kanuk
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