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
The surname Kanayi (Hindi: कन्हई, Marathi: कनयी, Oriya: କନାୟି) is most common in Zambia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanayi is the 542,751st most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname Kanayi is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kanayi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread given name internationally, held by 84 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 45,028. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Southern Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
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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