Kanayat Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kanayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
India61:127,844,230863,365
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kanayat (41) may also be a first name.

Kanayat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanayat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kanayat (Hindi: कनायत, Marathi: कनयत, Russian: Канаят) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanayat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanayat is the 1,185,157th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kanayat reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.

Kanayat is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Not including Egypt it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanayat in the Hindi language
कनायतkanayata-
Kanayat in the Marathi language
कनयतkanayata66.67
कनायतkanayata33.33
Kanayat in the Russian language
Канаятkanaat-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanayat
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