Kangai Surname
Approximately 6,667 people bear this surname
Kangai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,612 | 1:8,229 | 1,078 |
| Zimbabwe | 457 | 1:33,782 | 5,201 |
| Niger | 230 | 1:83,444 | 3,592 |
| Zambia | 163 | 1:97,239 | 7,852 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Kangai (1,565) may also be a first name.
Kangai Demographics
Average Kangai Salary in
United States
$13,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kangai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kangai (Hindi: कंगई, Marathi: कंगई, Oriya: କାାଇ) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kangai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 73,792nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,093,077 people. The surname Kangai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kangai live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,783rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,565 people.
The surname Kangai is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5,612 people, or 1 in 8,229. In Kenya Kangai is most frequent in: Meru County, where 59 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Kangai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kangai earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.77% less than the national average, earning $13,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangai in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगई | kanga'i | - |
| Kangai in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାଇ | kaa'i | - |
| Kangai in the Marathi language | ||
| कंगई | kanga'i | 80 |
| कंगा | kanga | 13.33 |
| कांगाई | kanga'i | 6.67 |
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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 Kangai
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