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Kannan surname meaning and family history
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22 families researching2,357 records found6 countries
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Tamil Nadu voter rollsVoter data processing
Diaspora records2,357
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Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Top regions
Madras Presidency (colonial directories & almanacs)7
Fiji (Madras Emigration)54
Madras Presidency (University of Madras records)2
Top diaspora countries
Madras Presidency (colonial directories & almanacs)7
Fiji (Madras Emigration)54
Madras Presidency (University of Madras records)2
Tamil Nadu (freedom fighters — Who's Who, 1973)10
TNA_NATURAL1
Tamil Nadu (Old Settlement Register — village landholders)1,906
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