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
Kanhay (Hindi: कंहया, Marathi: कन्हाय, Oriya: କହର୍ାୟ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kanhay reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanhay is also the 115,492nd most numerous given name internationally, borne by 3,720 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
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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