Kanakis is used as a family name or surname in Greece. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kanakis
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Greece
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kanakis

How popular is Kanakis?

Kanakis is common in Greece.

Kanakis is ranked 116718 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kanakis bearers increased by 0.7782101 per cent in 2010 US census to 259 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3702 spots and ranked at 74608. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.53 93
Hispanic or Latino 2.7 2.72
Kanakis is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Greece which may be its originating country too. Around 3457 people have been found who wears Kanakis as their family name. Kanakis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
1,219,338 India3
91,784 Netherlands2
20,595 China2
174,544 Czech Republic1
151,601 Spain1
123,175 Tanzania1
897,276 Russia1
492,292 Ukraine1
24,421 Slovakia1
172,258 Germany1
277,603 France1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
75,883 Canada37
4,169 Cyprus26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,517 Australia89
Countries with hundreds of Kanakis:
61,590 United States412
Countries with thousands of Kanakis:
359 Greece2,826

Kanakis Namesakes

  • Anna Kanakis, Actress
  • Antonis Kanakis, Television host
  • Anna Kanakis, Actress
  • Anna Kanakis, Actress
  • Yiannis Kanakis, Cinematographer
  • Magdaline Kanakis, John Kanakis' mother

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