Around the globe, Kanerva (Kanerva 
) is a very rare gender-neutral given name. The forename Kanerva is habitual in Finland, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Predominantly, Kanerva is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Kanerva | Sweden, Spain, Finland, United States, Canada |
| pauli kanerva FI (b. 1917) |
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| pasi kanerva FI |
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| roosa kanerva Finnish diver, FI (b. 1999) |
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