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

Kanaya (Bengali: কনায়া, Hindi: कनया, Marathi: कनया, Oriya: କାନାୟା, Russian: Каная) is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 17,298^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 227,473 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanaya live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kanaya is also the 40,366^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 18,285 people.

The surname Kanaya is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 30,408 people, or 1 in 4,204. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kanaya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kanaya has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kanaya surname are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.1% 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.