Kanaia Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kanaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kanaia (277) may also be a first name.
Kanaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanaia (Hindi: कनैया, Marathi: कनािकया) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanaia.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kanaia live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kanaia is also the 533,704th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held 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 Kanaia is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 35 percent live, Enga, where 35 percent live and West New Britain, where 25 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanaia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaia in the Hindi language | ||
| कनैया | kanaiya | - |
| Kanaia in the Marathi language | ||
| कनािकया | kanaikaya | 66.67 |
| कनैया | kanaiya | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Kanaia
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