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 last name Kanahay (Hindi: कनहया, Marathi: कनहाय) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanahay is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanahay live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kanahay is also the 763,528th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 146 people.
It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 2,249,738. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 93 percent reside, Davao Region, where 4 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside.
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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