Kanuz Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kanuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kanuz (1,432) may also be a first name.

Kanuz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanuz (Arabic: كنوز) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanuz.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuz? popularity and diffusion

Kanuz is the 721,185th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanuz live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 206,217th most common first name globally, borne by 1,432 people.

Kanuz is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Ukraine, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanauz9115/
Kanouz914/
Kanutz912/
Khanuz911/
Khainuz833/
Kannouz831/
Kahnouz831/
Kanus80809/
Kanoz80124/
Canuz80103/
Kanuś8013/
Kanuş801/
Kanuc801/
Kanuch73306/
Kanous73296/
Kannus73155/
Kanocz7399/
Kangus7392/
Kanotz7365/
Kanócz7343/
Kanuce7343/
Kanuse7331/
Konguz7327/
Kainus7319/
Khanus7318/
Canutz7317/
Kanuci7315/
Kaunus7315/
Kenutz7312/
Kagnus7312/
Kanush738/
Kaynus737/
Kanuus734/
Kanooz733/
Konouz732/
Kanaus732/
Kanosz731/
Kanuis731/
Kanuss731/
Konusz731/
Canauz731/
Kasnus731/
Konutz731/
Kanhus730/
Kanust730/
Khanuzova7118/
Kanauzova714/
Khanous67899/
Kanouse67811/
Khainus67239/
Kanouch67214/
Kanauss6744/
Khaynus6732/
Kannous6711/
Khannoz6710/
Kanoush679/
Kaenaus675/
Kamnuch673/
Kanouss673/
Kaneuss672/
Kannuch672/
Khanush672/
Kanuche672/
Kauneus672/
Kanaust671/
Kounouz671/
Khenouz671/
Kenautz671/
Khasnus671/
Kanouci671/
Kainuch671/
Kanusch671/
Kanhush671/
Keneusz671/
Kainous671/
Kanause670/

Kanuz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanuz in the Arabic language
كنوزknwz-

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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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  • 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 Kanuz
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