Kanapiah Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kanapiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kanapiah (52) may also be a first name.
Kanapiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanapiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanapiah occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kanapiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanapiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanapiah is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Kanapiah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanapiah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 52 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Kanapiah is most prevalent in: Kelantan, where 44 percent live, Selangor, where 19 percent live and Terengganu, where 16 percent live. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanapiah | 94 | 74 | / |
| Kanapia | 93 | 2,991 | / |
| Khanaphiah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khhanapiah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kenapiah | 88 | 7 | / |
| Khanapia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canapia | 80 | 535 | / |
| Kanapya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kenapia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canapias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canaphia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Khonopiah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Canopia | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kenopia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Conapia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Konopia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canapya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canapio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canapea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canoppia | 63 | 32 | / |
| Canopio | 53 | 33 | / |
| Conapio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Conopia | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanapiah
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