Kanhiya Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Kanhiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kanhiya (5,369) may also be a first name.
Kanhiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanhiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanhiya (Hindi: कन्हीया, Marathi: कन्हैया, Oriya: କେହନ୍ୟା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanhiya is the 1,701,480th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kanhiya live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 91,945th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 5,369 people.
The surname Kanhiya is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 7,037,297. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 42 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and Bihar, where 14 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanhiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanhiya in the Oriya language | ||
| କେହନ୍ୟା | kehanya | 85.71 |
| କହନ୍ିୟା | kahaniya | 14.29 |
| Kanhiya in the Marathi language | ||
| कन्हैया | kanhaiya | 37.74 |
| कान्हीया | kanhiya | 30.19 |
| कन्हीया | kanhiya | 13.21 |
| कन्हेया | kanheya | 5.66 |
| कनोिजया | kanoijaya | 3.77 |
| कान्हया | kanhaya | 1.89 |
| कन्हया | kanhaya | 1.89 |
| कनैया | kanaiya | 1.89 |
| कनहैया | kanahaiya | 1.89 |
| Kanhiya in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्हीया | kanhiya | 31.76 |
| कन्हैया | kanhaiya | 31.76 |
| कन्हिया | kanhiya | 26.18 |
| कन्हैयालाल | kanhaiyalala | 3.82 |
| कनहिया | kanahiya | 2.94 |
| कन्हीय | kanhiya | 0.59 |
| कन्हया | kanhaya | 0.59 |
| कन्हीयॉ | kanhiyo | 0.29 |
| कनहैया | kanahaiya | 0.29 |
| कान्हीया | kanhiya | 0.29 |
| कान्हिया | kanhiya | 0.29 |
| कन्हैय | kanhaiya | 0.29 |
| कन्हैय्या | kanhaiyya | 0.29 |
| कन्हेया | kanheya | 0.29 |
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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 Kanhiya
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