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
The surname Kanaj (Hindi: कनज, Marathi: कानज, Oriya: କନଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 512,799th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Kanaj reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanaj is also the 541,116th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 270 people.
Kanaj is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 2,984,690. In India Kanaj is most common in: Gujarat, where 53 percent are found, Karnataka, where 46 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 28 percent are found and Yemen, where 20 percent are found.
Kanaj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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