Where Does The Last Name Kanaia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kanaia (Hindi: कनैया, Marathi: कनािकया) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kanaia is the 3,373,373^rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kanaia reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 533,704^th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 277 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 35 percent reside, Enga, where 35 percent reside and West New Britain, where 25 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.