Kainah Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Kainah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 67 | 1:65,799 | 5,672 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kainah (1,529) may also be a first name.
Kainah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kainah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kainah (Arabic: كائنه) is found most in Liberia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kainah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kainah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Kainah reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 198,393rd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 1,529 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 65,799. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 42 percent live, Bong County, where 27 percent live and Margibi County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 40 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kainah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kainah in the Arabic language | ||
| كائنه | kaynh | - |
| كاينيه | kaynyh | - |
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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 Kainah
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