Kananji Surname
Approximately 7,809 people bear this surname
Kananji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 7,633 | 1:2,243 | 270 |
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kananji (193) may also be a first name.
Kananji Demographics
Average Kananji Salary in
South Africa
R 8,940
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kananji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kananji (Hindi: कानांजी, Marathi: कानंजी) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kananji is the 64,101st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 933,224 people. The surname Kananji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kananji live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kananji is also the 653,740th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 193 people.
Kananji is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 7,633 people, or 1 in 2,243. Outside of Malawi Kananji occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Kananji Last Name Statistics demography
Kananji earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.24% less than the national average, earning R 8,940 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kananji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kananji in the Hindi language | ||
| कानांजी | kananji | - |
| Kananji in the Marathi language | ||
| कानंजी | kananji | 75 |
| कानानी | kanani | 25 |
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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 Kananji
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