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 surname Kanhey (Hindi: कंहेया, Oriya: କାେହନ୍ୟ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanhey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanhey is the 5,213,395th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kanhey occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanhey live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 166,266th most common given name internationally, borne by 2,057 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 71 percent live and Gujarat, where 7 percent live.
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
- 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 Kanhey
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