Kanaiah Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kanaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Kanaiah (181) may also be a first name.
Kanaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanaiah is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaiah? popularity and diffusion
Kanaiah is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kanaiah are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanaiah is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 181 people.
The last name Kanaiah is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 74 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent live. Besides India Kanaiah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
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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 Kanaiah
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