Kanych Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kanych Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia41:36,030,764577,589

Kanych Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanych (Russian: Каныч) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanych? popularity and diffusion

Kanych is the 2,220,661st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kanych are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kanych is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 858,919. In Ukraine Kanych is most numerous in: Lviv Oblast, where 47 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 32 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Kanych Last Name Statistics demography

Kanych earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $53,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanych9231/
Kasnych921/
Kaynych921/
Kanyc911/
Khanhych863/
Kanech83380/
Kanich83199/
Konych839/
Canych831/
Kaniche77540/
Khonych77216/
Kannich77202/
Katnich77148/
Kaneche77125/
Kainich7740/
Khanich7721/
Kaanich779/
Kajnich777/
Kaunich771/
Kanichh771/
Kanecht771/
Konnych771/
Kanioch771/
Kannech771/
Kamnich770/
Canycht770/
Kaneich770/
Kanitch770/
Kanic7389/
Kanjc734/
Konyc731/
Kanec731/
Khaniche71227/
Khaneche71128/
Kaaniche71113/
Kanitsch7193/
Kanichhe7129/
Kannicht7115/
Khaneykh7112/
Kanitche7111/
Kanniche717/
Kaâniche714/
Khannich714/
Khainech711/
Kanneche711/
Khaneich711/
Khaneech711/
Khannech711/
Kainec67103/
Kanichová6772/
Konich6768/
Kanicz6761/
Canich6750/
Khanec6743/
Khanniche6712/
Kanikh6711/
Kainic6711/
Kaunic677/
Konykh677/
Qanich675/
Kanichova673/
Kanekh672/
Kanichchh671/
Kanichche671/
Kanhej671/
Kaynic671/
Kajnic671/
Kaniec671/
Khaineche671/
Kaneec671/
Kaneic670/
Kannic670/

Kanych Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanych in the Russian language
Канычkanyc-

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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 Kanych
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