Kanumi Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kanumi (30) may also be a first name.

Kanumi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanumi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanumi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kanumi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 98 percent reside, Geita Region, where 1 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanaumi9213/
Kanumui923/
Kangumi923/
Kainumi922/
Kanuimi921/
Kannumi921/
Khanumi921/
Kanoumi921/
Kaneumi921/
Kangoumi8627/
Kanuma838,460/
Kanimi8398/
Kanume8323/
Kanomi8318/
Kenumi835/
Konumi831/
Kanumuggi805/
Kainuma776,415/
Kangume775,149/
Kanaume77274/
Konoumi77117/
Kannuma7760/
Kanuuma7739/
Khanomi7727/
Kanouma7724/
Kanumma7716/
Khanuma776/
Qanoumi775/
Khanimi773/
Kanauma773/
Kanumay772/
Kanomai772/
Kanumaa771/
Kkanuma771/
Kajnuma771/
Kannimi771/
Kanoomi771/
Kaanuma771/
Khanume771/
Kanuima771/
Kainiemi7177/
Kainumaa7121/
Kanoumma719/
Kannumäe718/
Kounoumi712/
Khanoomi712/
Khanumer711/
Khanoumy711/
Kanngume711/
Kanguume711/
Kanahume711/
Khanhuma711/
Konomi673,725/
Kanime671,917/
Kanome67955/
Konuma67650/
Kanoma67612/
Canuma6754/
Kenimi6739/
Konimi6726/
Kenume6712/
Canume672/
Kkhanoomi671/
Canimi671/
Qanimi671/

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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
  • 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 Kanumi
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