Kanhay Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kanhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kanhay (3,720) may also be a first name.
Kanhay Demographics
Average Kanhay Salary in
South Africa
R 301,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanhay (Hindi: कंहया, Marathi: कन्हाय, Oriya: କହର୍ାୟ) is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanhay is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kanhay occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kanhay are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,492nd most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 3,720 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Kanhay Last Name Statistics demography
Kanhay earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning R 301,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanhay in the Oriya language | ||
| କହର୍ାୟ | kaharaya | 50 |
| କାହନ୍ାୟ | kahanaya | 50 |
| Kanhay in the Marathi language | ||
| कन्हाय | kanhaya | 33.33 |
| कन्हय | kanhaya | 33.33 |
| हाय | haya | 16.67 |
| कंहाय | kanhaya | 11.11 |
| कान्हाय | kanhaya | 5.56 |
| Kanhay in the Hindi language | ||
| कंहया | kanhaya | 25 |
| कन्हैया | kanhaiya | 25 |
| कन्ही | kanhi | 25 |
| कन्हई | kanha'i | 25 |
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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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- 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 Kanhay
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