Family name Kanus (Kanus 
, Канус 
) , in the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Kanus is habitual in Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, Belarus, and Germany. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Likewise, Kanus is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kanus | Malaysia, India, Poland, Indonesia, Germany |
| Канус | Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |
| gerhard kanus (b. 1896) |
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| elisabeth kanus (b. 1899) |
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