te Kanawa Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

te Kanawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

te Kanawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1601:28,3024,948
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

te Kanawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name te Kanawa is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name te Kanawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname te Kanawa is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of te Kanawa reside; 98 percent reside in Australasia and 98 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 28,302. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 44 percent live, Auckland Region, where 18 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekanawa9414/
Tekanaa881/
Takanawa82384/
Tekanawe822/
Tekanaua821/
Tekana801,073/
Teknaa801/
Tagnawa75254/
Tyekana75183/
te Kani75165/
Tekwana7580/
Tokanwa7527/
Tekaana7510/
Tiekana759/
Teknawi758/
Taekana756/
Tekanya755/
Tekkana753/
Tiknawa753/
Taknawa753/
te Khan752/
Teekana751/
Tekanna751/
Tekawan751/
te Kian751/
te Kann751/
Tie Kawano741/
Tieko Nawa741/
Takenawa711,014/
Tekan71645/
Takaniwa71137/
Tyekwana7132/
Teikanoa7120/
Tekna7118/
Tekawani716/
Tokanowa715/
Tkana712/
Tewukana712/
Dikanawa712/
Teekanai711/
Taekwana711/
Taoekana711/
Tie Kano711/
de Canaa711/
te Kha N711/
Tiekayanaya706/
Takana674,693/
Tekane672,854/
Tukana672,823/
Tekian671,813/
Tikana671,307/
Tekena67808/
Tiekayana67416/
t Khan67379/
Tekwan67267/
Tekani67260/
Tekkan67198/
de Kan67126/
Tokana6799/
Tekina6793/
Tegana6767/
Tekano6764/
Dekana6740/
Toekan6736/
Tecana6736/
Tekean6729/
Tekuan6722/
Tekhan6722/
Tekyna6721/
Tekyan6712/
Tekhna678/
Tuekan678/
t Kano675/
Teakan674/
Tuikenawa674/
Tekuna673/
Teekan672/
Tekanu672/
Htwe Khan672/
te Kun672/
Tekaen671/
Tekaun671/
Takaoniwa671/
Tegnwa671/
Tehkan671/
Tekanh671/
Teknai671/
Teknao671/
Teknay671/
Tekona671/
Taekan671/
Tiyaekana671/
Dekayawan671/
Tykana671/
Tu Kayana671/
Tkanai671/
Tie Okano671/
Tiekan671/
Teckna671/
de Kawano671/
te Ken671/
Teckan670/
Teikan670/

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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 te Kanawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis