Kaneja Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Kaneja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kaneja (1,087) may also be a first name.
Kaneja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaneja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaneja (Hindi: कनेजा, Marathi: कानेजा, Oriya: କେନଜା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaneja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kaneja are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,116th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,087 people.
The last name Kaneja is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent are found, Mara Region, where 48 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaneja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneja in the Oriya language | ||
| କେନଜା | kenaja | - |
| Kaneja in the Hindi language | ||
| कनेजा | kaneja | 95.16 |
| कनीजा | kanija | 3.23 |
| कानेजा | kaneja | 1.61 |
| Kaneja in the Marathi language | ||
| कानेजा | kaneja | 38.46 |
| कनेजा | kaneja | 38.46 |
| कानेजीया | kanejiya | 15.38 |
| केजर | kejara | 7.69 |
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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 Kaneja
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