Kanuna Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Kanuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 221 | 1:208,959 | 14,983 |
| Uganda | 111 | 1:351,705 | 23,045 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kanuna (46) may also be a first name.
Kanuna Demographics
Kanuna Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanuna (Hindi: कानूना, Marathi: करुणा, Oriya: କାନୁନା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 660,498th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kanuna are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanuna is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name globally, held by 46 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 208,959. In Kenya Kanuna is most common in: Makueni County, where 54 percent are found, Machakos County, where 32 percent are found and Kitui County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.
Kanuna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanuna last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanuna in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନୁନା | kanuna | - |
| Kanuna in the Hindi language | ||
| कानूना | kanuna | 50 |
| कनुना | kanuna | 50 |
| Kanuna in the Marathi language | ||
| करुणा | karuna | 33.33 |
| कानूना | kanuna | 33.33 |
| कानुना | kanuna | 33.33 |
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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 Kanuna
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