Kanahay Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Kanahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Kanahay (146) may also be a first name.
Kanahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanahay (Hindi: कनहया, Marathi: कनहाय) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanahay is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanahay are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 763,528th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 146 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 2,249,738. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 93 percent live, Davao Region, where 4 percent live and National Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanahay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanahay in the Hindi language | ||
| कनहया | kanahaya | - |
| Kanahay in the Marathi language | ||
| कनहाय | kanahaya | - |
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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 Kanahay
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