Kanu is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kanu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kanu

How popular is Kanu?

Kanu is common in India.

Kanu is ranked 3294 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kanus grew by 85.12111 per cent to 1070 since 2000 and ranked 23675 after elevating 12856 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 93.83 87.37
Kanu is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Sierra Leone is ahead in terms of density. Around 164897 people have been found who wears Kanu as their family name. Kanu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
10,542 China4
4,997 Bangladesh4
11,802 Egypt4
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
2,444 Sudan3
127,708 Czech Republic3
8,993 Tunisia3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
2,705 Togo2
13,552 Qatar2
18,625 Japan2
8,995 Uganda2
10,211 Bulgaria2
1,421 Gabon2
10,284 Kuwait2
5,318 Iraq2
2,505 Congo1
18,969 Wales1
14,618 Guyana1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
1,179 Swaziland1
8,181 Botswana1
6,149 Ethiopia1
25,746 Finland1
6,820 Angola1
7,941 Guatemala1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
5,467 Haiti1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
6,688 Malawi1
5,872 Namibia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,768 Pakistan1
58,885 Poland1
36,678 Singapore1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
6,033 Benin1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
23,537 Switzerland45
45,070 Australia45
46,962 Spain42
1,378 Iceland29
23,443 Norway26
313,372 Russia23
52,530 Belgium22
11,387 Ireland22
202,099 Ukraine14
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,821 Netherlands97
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
5,365 Lebanon84
117,149 France73
104,075 Brazil64
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Kanu:
7,357 England930
5,446 Cameroon595
10,157 Kenya471
6,557 Ghana399
27,789 Indonesia382
34,330 Germany303
27,627 Turkey175
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
35,546 South Africa146
28,858 Tanzania134
59,335 Italy112
32,758 Canada101
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Kanu:
611 Nepal2,316
402 Liberia1,607
27,562 United States1,100
172 The Gambia1,036
Countries with ten thousands of Kanu:
294 Nigeria77,793
11 Sierra Leone59,846
3,282 India16,342
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Kanu Namesakes

    Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian former footballer
  • Warren Kanu, Soccer player
  • Daniel Kanu, Politician
  • Nwankwo Kanu, Soccer player
  • Alpha Kanu, Politician
  • Alpha Kanu, Politician
  • Andrew Kanu, Politician
  • Alpha Kanu, Politician
  • Amadu Kanumansa, Politician
  • Amadu Kanuteh, Musical Artist
  • Amarachi Kanu, Nwankwo Kanu's wife

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