Kanayi Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Kanayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 352 | 1:45,028 | 4,349 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanayi (84) may also be a first name.
Kanayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanayi (Hindi: कन्हई, Marathi: कनयी, Oriya: କନାୟି) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanayi is the 542,751st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname Kanayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kanayi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kanayi is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 84 people.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 45,028. In Zambia Kanayi is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside and Southern Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanayi in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्हई | kanha'i | - |
| Kanayi in the Marathi language | ||
| कनयी | kanayi | 80 |
| कनायी | kanayi | 20 |
| Kanayi in the Oriya language | ||
| କନାୟି | kanayi | 66.67 |
| କହନ୍ାଇ | kahana'i | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Kanayi
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