Kanchai Surname
Approximately 3,107 people bear this surname
Kanchai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3,088 | 1:22,875 | 2,041 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanchai (671) may also be a first name.
Kanchai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanchai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanchai (Marathi: कांचन, Oriya: କାାଇ) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanchai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanchai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanchai is the 143,123rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,345,525 people. The surname Kanchai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanchai are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Kanchai is also the 320,288th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 671 people.
The surname Kanchai is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 3,088 people, or 1 in 22,875. In Thailand Kanchai is primarily found in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 22 percent live, Chiang Rai Province, where 18 percent live and Nan Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Thailand this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanchai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanchai in the Marathi language | ||
| कांचन | kancana | - |
| Kanchai in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାଇ | kaa'i | 80 |
| କାାଈ | kaa'i | 20 |
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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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- 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 Kanchai
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