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Where Does The Last Name Kanaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kanaya (Bengali: কনায়া, Hindi: कनया, Marathi: कनया, Oriya: କାନାୟା, Russian: Каная) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,298^th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,473 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanaya live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 40,366^th most common forename on earth It is held by 18,285 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 30,408 people, or 1 in 4,204. In Japan Kanaya is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found. Barring Japan Kanaya exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kanaya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kanaya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanaya surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanaya surname are 33.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.87% more than the national average, earning R 622,308 per year; in United States they earn 41.84% more than the national average, earning $61,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,682 CAD per year.