Kanaj Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Kanaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 257 | 1:2,984,690 | 89,613 |
| Albania | 181 | 1:16,100 | 2,859 |
| Yemen | 130 | 1:203,271 | 8,618 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Lebanon | 27 | 1:208,781 | 8,577 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kanaj (270) may also be a first name.
Kanaj Demographics
Kanaj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kanaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanaj (Hindi: कनज, Marathi: कानज, Oriya: କନଜ) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 512,799th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. The surname Kanaj is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Kanaj are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 541,116th most common given name globally, borne by 270 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 2,984,690. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 53 percent live, Karnataka, where 46 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 28 percent live and Yemen, where 20 percent live.
Kanaj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Armenian Catholic (88%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaj in the Oriya language | ||
| କନଜ | kanaja | 75 |
| କାନଜ | kanaja | 25 |
| Kanaj in the Marathi language | ||
| कानज | kanaja | 41.67 |
| कनज | kanaja | 16.67 |
| कानाज | kanaja | 16.67 |
| कनाज | kanaja | 8.33 |
| कािनज | kainaja | 8.33 |
| कणज | kanaja | 8.33 |
| Kanaj in the Hindi language | ||
| कनज | kanaja | 40 |
| कनाज | kanaja | 26.67 |
| कानज | kanaja | 13.33 |
| कानजा | kanaja | 6.67 |
| कनीज | kanija | 6.67 |
| कनजा | kanaja | 6.67 |
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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 Kanaj
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