Kanai Surname
Approximately 83,892 people bear this surname
Kanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 78,896 | 1:1,620 | 298 |
| Kenya | 1,279 | 1:36,106 | 3,882 |
| India | 1,206 | 1:636,041 | 30,198 |
| Papua New Guinea | 689 | 1:11,834 | 1,081 |
| United States | 481 | 1:753,553 | 58,836 |
| Palau | 264 | 1:82 | 31 |
| Brazil | 256 | 1:836,228 | 30,212 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Zambia | 77 | 1:205,843 | 13,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 68 | 1:260,037 | 22,674 |
| Solomon Islands | 66 | 1:8,788 | 1,464 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Kánai (283) are calculated separately.
Kanai (87,793) may also be a first name.
Kanai Demographics
Average Kanai Salary in
United States
$50,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanai (Bengali: কানাই, Hindi: कनई, Marathi: कानाई, Oriya: କାନାଇ, Russian: Канаи) is found most in Japan. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kánai. For other potential spellings of Kanai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanai? popularity and diffusion
Kanai is the 6,741st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 86,868 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kanai reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kanai is also the 11,427th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 87,793 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 78,896 people, or 1 in 1,620. In Japan Kanai is most numerous in: Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Gunma Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent reside. Other than Japan it is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Kanai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kanai surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.19% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kanai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.03% less than the national average, earning 169,485 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.56% more than the national average, earning R 367,296 per year; in United States they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $50,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning $61,251 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanai in the Bengali language | ||
| কানাই | kana'i | 96.05 |
| কনাই | kana'i | 2.2 |
| কনই | kana'i | 0.73 |
| কাণাই | kana'i | 0.15 |
| কানি | kani | 0.15 |
| কণাই | kana'i | 0.15 |
| কানই | kana'i | 0.15 |
| Kanai in the Hindi language | ||
| कनई | kana'i | 83.63 |
| कनाई | kana'i | 9.86 |
| कानाई | kana'i | 4.23 |
| कनाइ | kana'i | 0.88 |
| कनइ | kana'i | 0.7 |
| कानाइ | kana'i | 0.18 |
| कानई | kana'i | 0.18 |
| कनै | kanai | 0.18 |
| Kanai in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନାଇ | kana'i | 46.64 |
| କନାଇ | kana'i | 45.29 |
| କାନାଈ | kana'i | 0.9 |
| କେନଇ | kena'i | 0.45 |
| କାନଇ | kana'i | 0.45 |
| କନଇ | kana'i | 0.45 |
| କଣଇ | kana'i | 0.45 |
| କନାଈ | kana'i | 0.45 |
| Kanai in the Marathi language | ||
| कानाई | kana'i | 39.85 |
| कनई | kana'i | 29.12 |
| कनाई | kana'i | 16.09 |
| कानई | kana'i | 7.28 |
| कनाय | kanaya | 1.53 |
| कानी | kani | 1.15 |
| कनाइ | kana'i | 1.15 |
| कणई | kana'i | 0.77 |
| कनय | kanaya | 0.77 |
| कनइ | kana'i | 0.38 |
| कानाइ | kana'i | 0.38 |
| जानकी | janaki | 0.38 |
| Kanai in the Russian language | ||
| Канаи | kanai | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanai
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