Around the globe, Canisia (Canisia 
) is a rare girly forename. The first name Canisia is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a rare feminine name, Cameroon, and South Africa, where it is a very rare girly name. Very seldom, Canisia is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Canisia | South Africa, Philippines, Tanzania, Cameroon, Brazil |
| schwester canisia DE (b. 1929) |
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| canisia sathiwa Zimbabwean politician |
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| canisia lubrin Canadian poet and academic, CA (b. 1984) |
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| canisia jedelhauser DE |
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