Kalanya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Kalanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kalanya (15) may also be a first name.
Kalanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalanya (Bengali: কলন্যা, Marathi: कलान्या, Oriya: କଲଣଯ୍ା) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Kalanya is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Kalanya live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Other than Malawi this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailanya | 93 | 257 | / |
| Kalainya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kalanyas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kalyanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kailaanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kalanja | 86 | 113 | / |
| Kalania | 86 | 74 | / |
| Kalonya | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kolanya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kalanha | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kalagna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kalanyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalanyos | 80 | 458 | / |
| Kalanjoy | 80 | 32 | / |
| Kailania | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kalyania | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kalanjay | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kalanjia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kailanha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalyanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalanyoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalajnia | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kalainnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaslangna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalainiaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calagna | 71 | 685 | / |
| Kalanjo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kolonya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Calania | 71 | 5 | / |
| Calonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalanijad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalangnai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalányos | 67 | 983 | / |
| Kalanjoš | 67 | 347 | / |
| Calagnas | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kalanjos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kalanjoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Calanyos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kolanjay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kholonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Calangea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qalanhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koulania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolonyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolonnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolanjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolangna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalanios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalanijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calanias | 67 | 1 | / |
Kalanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalanya in the Bengali language | ||
| কলন্যা | kalan'ya | - |
| Kalanya in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲଣଯ୍ା | kalanaya | - |
| Kalanya in the Marathi language | ||
| कलान्या | kalan'ya | 72.73 |
| कळण्या | kalanya | 27.27 |
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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
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- 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 Kalanya
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