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Worldwide, Kanoa (Kano , Kanoa , كانوا ) is a common unisex given name. The first name Kanoa is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, and Nigeria. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Japan, and Nigeria. Also, Kanoa is the last name as well as the forename.
Kanoa is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kano , the player character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game and Kano Miyazawa , the fictional character from Kare Kano.