Kanaga Surname
Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname
Kanaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,114 | 1:41,454 | 4,343 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Northern Cyprus | 21 | 1:15,191 | 3,865 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
Kanaga (2,464) may also be a first name.
Kanaga Demographics
Average Kanaga Salary in
United States
$40,370 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanaga (Marathi: कनगा, Oriya: କନଗା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanaga is the 226,028th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kanaga reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kanaga is also the 148,981st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,464 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,114 people, or 1 in 41,454. In Kenya Kanaga is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 56 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Kanaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kanaga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kanaga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kanaga last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Kanaga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaga in the Oriya language | ||
| କନଗା | kanaga | - |
| Kanaga in the Marathi language | ||
| कनगा | kanaga | 23.53 |
| कानागा | kanaga | 17.65 |
| कनका | kanaka | 11.76 |
| कानगा | kanaga | 11.76 |
| कनागा | kanaga | 11.76 |
| कानगेााज | kanageaaja | 11.76 |
| कंगा | kanga | 5.88 |
| कांगा | kanga | 5.88 |
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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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- 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 Kanaga
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