Kanushu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kanushu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanushu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanushu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanushu is most common in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanushu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanushu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 48 percent live, Rakai District, where 10 percent live and Buhweju District, where 5 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangushu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanhushu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanusu | 92 | 594 | / |
| Kangusu | 86 | 90 | / |
| Kanutsu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kanuusu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanusuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanusu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangussu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kainausu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanoussu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keenushu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Konusu | 77 | 133 | / |
| Kenusu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanoussou | 75 | 273 | / |
| Kanousseu | 75 | 88 | / |
| Kanoutsou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangusssu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongusu | 71 | 39 | / |
| Cangusu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cangussu | 67 | 2,322 | / |
| Kounousou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Canoussou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Cangusssu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Conusu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kanosu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kanisu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kounoussou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanisou | 57 | 18 | / |
| Cangussú | 53 | 32 | / |
| Congussu | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Kanushu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis