Kanusu Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2581:2,973,12289,393
Uganda1961:199,18016,019
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kanusu (116) may also be a first name.

Kanusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanusu (Oriya: କନୁସୁ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanusu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanusu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,721st most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kanusu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 868,627th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 116 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 2,973,122. In India Kanusu is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 94 percent reside, Odisha, where 3 percent reside and Telangana, where 3 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Kanusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangusu9290/
Kanushu9222/
Kanutsu9218/
Kanuusu922/
Khanusu921/
Kanusuh921/
Kangussu8650/
Kainausu867/
Kanoussu861/
Kangushu861/
Kanhushu861/
Konusu83133/
Kanucu8322/
Kanosu832/
Kanisu831/
Kenusu831/
Kanoussou80273/
Kanousseu8088/
Kangusssu801/
Kanoutsou801/
Kanguzu77103/
Kongusu7739/
Cangusu779/
Kannuju773/
Cangussu712,322/
Keenushu711/
Konosu672,532/
Konucu6748/
Kanizu673/
Conusu673/
Kounousou672/
Canoussou672/
Cangusssu671/
Konuju671/

Kanusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanusu in the Oriya language
କନୁସୁkanusu62.16
କନୁଷୁkanusu18.92
କଣୁସୁkanusu8.11
କନୁଶୁkanusu2.7
େକାନୁଶୁekanusu2.7
କନୁପୁkanupu2.7
କାନୁସୁkanusu2.7

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanusu
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