Kanakya Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Kanakya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
Kanakya (25) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanakya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kanakayya | 88 | 71 | / |
| Kanakaiya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanaukjya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanakia | 86 | 589 | / |
| Kannaukjya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakhaiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanakiah | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kanakiat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanaukja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannakiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenakayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canakia | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kanhakhioa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanokyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenakia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canakiah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kannaqueah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanekeo | 57 | 17 | / |
| Kanekio | 57 | 9 | / |
| Konokyo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kanokia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Canaquia | 53 | 66 | / |
| Canakcıo | 53 | 37 | / |
| Kanachio | 53 | 1 | / |
Kanakya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakya in the Hindi language | ||
| कनक्या | kanakya | - |
| Kanakya in the Marathi language | ||
| कानक्या | kanakya | 51.16 |
| काणाक्या | kanakya | 18.6 |
| कनक्या | kanakya | 16.28 |
| कणक्या | kanakya | 9.3 |
| कणक्यााबक्ष | kanakyaabaksa | 4.65 |
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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 Kanakya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis