Kanakayah Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kanakayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Kanakayah Demographics
Average Kanakayah Salary in
South Africa
R 2,628,170
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanakayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanakayah occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakayah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kanakayah is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kanakayah are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Kanakayah is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa Kanakayah exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 27 percent live.
Kanakayah Last Name Statistics demography
Kanakayah earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 1005.96% more than the national average, earning R 2,628,170 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakaya | 94 | 29 | / |
| Kanakaiah | 89 | 3,269 | / |
| Kanakay | 88 | 126 | / |
| Kanakaa | 88 | 28 | / |
| Kanayskaya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanakayaya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kaanakaiah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanakiya | 82 | 310 | / |
| Kanakeya | 82 | 15 | / |
| Kaanakaa | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kannakay | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kanakaja | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kanekaya | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kanakaiy | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kanakayi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kanakaia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Canakaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khanakaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaih | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakayy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Konakaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakayo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakuya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanacaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanaikay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanashskaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canaekaya | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kanakkiya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanakeyau | 78 | 2 | / |
| Canaikaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanaukiya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaiha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Canakay | 75 | 123 | / |
| Kanakai | 75 | 102 | / |
| Konakay | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kanakoa | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kanakye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanakaj | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanakuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konakaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanakey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanakae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhaja | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaji | 71 | 44 | / |
| Canakcay | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kanaciya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kanakhai | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kannakai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kanokiya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khanakai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanekiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kainakau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khanakae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanatkey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanakkai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanakye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanokay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanakhai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khanakaji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khannakae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakejas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangakeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneckaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannakaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanacayi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kanakayah
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