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 found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanayi? popularity and diffusion
Kanayi is the 542,751st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. It 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. Kanayi is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 84 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 45,028. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside and Southern Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Zambia it exists 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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