Kanega Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Kanega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 468 | 1:273,172 | 10,608 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kanega (78) may also be a first name.
Kanega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanega (Marathi: कानॅगा) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanega is the 513,430th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kanega reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 78 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 273,172. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 35 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 17 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Barring Japan Kanega occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanega in the Marathi language | ||
| कानॅगा | kanega | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kanega
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