Kanuka Surname

172,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0061:127,0826,937
India6441:1,191,09547,921
South Africa3671:147,62316,807
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Canada491:751,95159,756
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

The alternate forms: Kañuka (25) are calculated separately.

Kanuka (687) may also be a first name.

Kanuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanuka (Hindi: कनुका, Marathi: कनुका, Oriya: କାନୁକା, Russian: Канука) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Kañuka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuka? popularity and diffusion

Kanuka is the 172,486th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,922,031 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kanuka reside; 40 percent reside in East Asia and 40 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 315,600th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 687 people.

It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 1,006 people, or 1 in 127,082. In Japan Kanuka is mostly found in: Iwate Prefecture, where 49 percent reside, Aomori Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside. Other than Japan Kanuka is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Kanuka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kanuka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.33% less than the national average, earning R 118,044 per year; in United States they earn 206.71% more than the national average, earning $132,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.7% more than the national average, earning $68,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanuka in the Oriya language
କାନୁକାkanuka-
Kanuka in the Marathi language
कनुकाkanuka-
Kanuka in the Hindi language
कनुकाkanuka40
कनूकाkanuka30
कानुकाkanuka10
कणुकाkanuka10
कूंकाkunka10
Kanuka in the Russian language
Канукаkanuka-

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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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  • 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 Kanuka
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