Kanakia Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kanakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4801:1,598,05358,900
United States401:9,061,473385,835
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanakia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanakia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanakia (Hindi: कनकिा, Marathi: कनािकया, Oriya: କନକିଆ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanakia is the 544,093rd most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname Kanakia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kanakia live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 1,598,053. In India Kanakia is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent are found, West Bengal, where 3 percent are found and Delhi, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

Kanakia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanakia last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Kanakia earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakia in the Hindi language
कनकिाkanakia-
Kanakia in the Oriya language
କନକିଆkanaki'a66.67
ଦିନବୁକନକିଆdinabukanaki'a33.33
Kanakia in the Marathi language
कनािकयाkanaikaya26.37
कानकीयाkanakiya18.68
कनाकीयाkanakiya16.48
कनकीयाkanakiya7.69
काणकरkanakara5.49
कानक्यkanakya5.49
काणकीयाkanakiya4.4
कानक्याkanakya2.2
कानािकयाkanaikaya2.2
कनािजयाkanaijaya2.2
कनाजीयाkanajiya1.1
कनिकkanika1.1
कनािलयाkanailaya1.1
कानाकीयाkanakiya1.1
कनाकkanaka1.1
कानकkanaka1.1
कानाकkanaka1.1
कनकेkanake1.1

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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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  • 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 Kanakia
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