Kanania Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kanania (70) may also be a first name.

Kanania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanania occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanania? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kanania live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 70 people.

Kanania is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Kanania is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 56 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent reside. Besides India Kanania occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

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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 Kanania
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