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
The surname Kanchai (Marathi: कांचन, Oriya: କାାଇ) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanchai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanchai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 143,123rd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,345,525 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanchai live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 320,288th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 671 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 3,088 people, or 1 in 22,875. In Thailand Kanchai is most frequent in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 22 percent reside, Chiang Rai Province, where 18 percent reside and Nan Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Thailand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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