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Family name Kanakis (Kanakis
, Κανάκης
) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Kanakis is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Greece, the United States, and Cyprus. Much less frequently, Kanakis is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kanakis | Greece, Bulgaria, Australia, Cyprus, United States |
| Κανάκης | Greece |