Kanhey Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kanhey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kanhey (2,057) may also be a first name.
Kanhey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanhey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanhey (Hindi: कंहेया, Oriya: କାେହନ୍ୟ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanhey are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 166,266th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 2,057 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 71 percent are found and Gujarat, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanhey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanhey in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେହନ୍ୟ | kaehanya | - |
| Kanhey in the Hindi language | ||
| कंहेया | kanheya | 80 |
| कन्हेय | kanheya | 20 |
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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 Kanhey
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