Kaniam Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kaniam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kaniam (38) may also be a first name.
Kaniam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaniam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaniam is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Kaniam is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kaniam are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kaniam is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
Kaniam is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Kaniam is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 70 percent live, Madang, where 10 percent live and Morobe, where 10 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanniam | 92 | 136 | / |
| Kanijam | 92 | 125 | / |
| Katniam | 92 | 42 | / |
| Kamniam | 92 | 9 | / |
| Khaniam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kainiam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kaeniam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaniham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaniame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanijam | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kanijjam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanihame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koniam | 83 | 435 | / |
| Kanjam | 83 | 277 | / |
| Kanyam | 83 | 162 | / |
| Caniam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khangniam | 80 | 108 | / |
| Kasenniam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keanyam | 77 | 45 | / |
| Kamjiam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khoniam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Koiniam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khanjam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khanyam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keaneam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keanjam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kannjam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caniham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuoniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaunyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanhaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kongniam | 71 | 365 | / |
| Khotniam | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khachenniam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Canniham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanajham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaineam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keeniham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canham | 67 | 6,755 | / |
| Khongniam | 67 | 1,902 | / |
| Kenjam | 67 | 672 | / |
| Coniam | 67 | 251 | / |
| Konjam | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cagnam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qanham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaheygnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kognam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaajjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keniom | 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
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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 Kaniam
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