Kangayan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Kangayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kangayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kangayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kangayan has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kangayan reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Kangayan is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 75 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 13 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanayan93155/
Kagayan9358/
Kangeyan8843/
Kannayan8841/
Kaynayan8841/
Khanayan8840/
Kaunayan8822/
Kanhayan8814/
Cangayan884/
Kagayane881/
Caangayan8210/
Khangoyan823/
Khaghayan821/
Kangayina821/
Cagayan801,578/
Kagiyan80118/
Canayan80117/
Kangean80101/
Kagoyan8060/
Kaniyan8040/
Kanyian8038/
Kanoyan8029/
Kanajan8022/
Kangain8014/
Kanuyan8012/
Kangaen8010/
Kanahyn807/
Kanayon806/
Kanaian805/
Kagajan803/
Kanyoan801/
Kanayin801/
Qanayan801/
Kangaun801/
Khanoyan751,161/
Kanniyan75304/
Kannaian7545/
Khaniyan7528/
Kagayung7520/
Khaneyan7518/
Kaghiyan7515/
Kangaing7512/
Kanaycin7511/
Canhayan757/
Kanahyna757/
Kangeyam755/
Caghayan755/
Khanajan755/
Kannoyan753/
Kainayen753/
Khanuyan752/
Kamgoyan752/
Kanhajan752/
Kamngean752/
Kanaihan751/
Kannayen751/
Khangain751/
Kanuoyan751/
Kaneyang751/
Canayang751/
Kanheyan751/
Kanain71305/
Kanyen71173/
Kanaen7180/
Kanean7118/
Kanaun718/
Khainayam713/
Kanaynova711/
Kannaiahn711/
Kagean711/
Kagaun711/
Kanniyang711/
Caumgayan711/
Kaneyn711/
Kamngeyon711/
Kannaihan711/
Canayon67968/
Kaunain67331/
Canuyan67285/
Kangoen67158/
Kanyion67114/
Cagayon6777/
Kagaine6756/
Khanain6725/
Konoyan6720/
Kongain6712/
Cagoyan6711/
Kanijan679/
Kogoyan679/
Kagayom677/
Keanean677/
Koniyan676/
Kangoun676/
Kannyen676/
Kanhain675/
Kanajun675/
Khanean674/
Kainain674/
Cangain674/
Kanehan674/
Kanohyn674/
Kongaun674/
Cogayan673/
Canoyan673/
Kamnaun673/
Kagayem672/
Koneyan672/
Canayin672/
Khaneyn672/
Kaneyon672/
Kamnean672/
Kagojan672/
Kanejan671/
Kaunean671/
Kahnain671/
Kainaun671/
Kanajanova671/
Kaninggain671/
Kaniyanova671/
Kannain671/
Kannean671/
Kogayun671/
Kanoian671/
Kaniyen671/
Kanyien671/
Kanuyin671/
Kangaim671/
Kanayem671/
Kanaine671/
Qaniyan671/
Canyoan671/
Caniyan671/
Kageyam671/
Kamgean671/
Kanujan671/
Kanojan671/
Keanain671/

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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 Kangayan
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