Kaneya Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Kaneya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 114 | 1:160,983 | 3,963 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kaneya (184) may also be a first name.
Kaneya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaneya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaneya (Hindi: कनेया, Marathi: कनेया, Oriya: କାେନୟା) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kaneya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaneya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaneya is the 1,129,067th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kaneya reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 671,014th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 184 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 160,983. In Burkina Faso Kaneya is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 94 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 4 percent live and Cascades Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso Kaneya occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaneya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneya in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେନୟା | kaenaya | 80 |
| କେନୟା | kenaya | 7.5 |
| କେନନ୍ୟା | kenanya | 2.5 |
| କେଣୟା | kenaya | 2.5 |
| ତାେମଲ | taemala | 2.5 |
| କେହନ୍ୟା | kehanya | 2.5 |
| କାେନଆ | kaena'a | 2.5 |
| Kaneya in the Marathi language | ||
| कनेया | kaneya | 80 |
| कनैया | kanaiya | 10 |
| कान्हेया | kanheya | 10 |
| Kaneya in the Hindi language | ||
| कनेया | kaneya | 70 |
| कन्हैया | kanhaiya | 20 |
| कन्ेया | kaneya | 10 |
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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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