Kananji Surname

64,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kananji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kananji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7,6331:2,243270
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
India81:95,883,173728,828
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kananji (193) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kananji in the Hindi language
कानांजीkananji-
Kananji in the Marathi language
कानंजीkananji75
कानानीkanani25

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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 Kananji
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