Kaniai Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kaniai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kaniai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaniai occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kaniai live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kaniai is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 89 percent live and Bougainville, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kaniai occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyai | 83 | 726 | / |
| Kanioi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kaneai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keniai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khanjiaei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khanyai | 77 | 202 | / |
| Kheniai | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kanioui | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kanijheais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannaujiai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaenyai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanioui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanjaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaniayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyohai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanijhae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjaa | 67 | 889 | / |
| Konyai | 67 | 237 | / |
| Kanyoi | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kányai | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kanioe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kanjae | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kónyai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caniae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangnahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhaı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khannioui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagnae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canioi | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kaniai
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