Kanakayya Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Kanakayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
Kanakayya (616) may also be a first name.
Kanakayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanakayya (Marathi: कणक) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanakayya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakayya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kanakayya reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 336,421st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 616 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Kanakayya is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent live, Telangana, where 39 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritius, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakaiya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kanakya | 88 | 23 | / |
| Kanakhaiya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Khanakya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kangakaua | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kanaukjya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanakia | 75 | 589 | / |
| Kannaukjya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanakiah | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kanakoua | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kanakhao | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanakiat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanaukja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanakaeo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanhakaeo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanahkoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kannakiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhakhao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangakeea | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanakayya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakayya in the Marathi language | ||
| कणक | kanaka | 47.06 |
| कनकया | kanakaya | 23.53 |
| कनका | kanaka | 5.88 |
| कनकरूया | kanakaruya | 5.88 |
| काणक | kanaka | 5.88 |
| कनाका | kanaka | 5.88 |
| कनकाल | kanakala | 5.88 |
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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 Kanakayya
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