Kadanya Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kadanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kadanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kadanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kadanya (Marathi: काडंया, Russian: Каданя) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadanya? popularity and diffusion

Kadanya is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Kadanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kadanya live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kadanya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Kadanya is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 92 percent live and Kakamega County, where 8 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Kadanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaudanya938/
Kaddanya931/
Kadamnya931/
Kadhainya881/
Kaudannya881/
Kadonya86147/
Kadanyo8611/
Kodanya862/
Kadania861/
Khadonya804/
Khadania803/
Koudanya801/
Kaidounya751/
Kadanho712/
Cadania711/
Kodagna711/
Khodania671/
Kadanios671/
Caudagna671/
Cadangna671/

Kadanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kadanya in the Marathi language
काडंयाkadanya-
Kadanya in the Russian language
Каданяkadana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kadanya
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