Kaniem Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kaniem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kaniem (301) may also be a first name.

Kaniem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kaniem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kaniem is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kaniem reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 507,810th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 301 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanieme924/
Kanihem921/
Kanaiem921/
Kanem911,654/
Kanim911,164/
Khanim833,805/
Kanime831,917/
Khanem83547/
Kaneme83289/
Kannem83259/
Kangim83183/
Kannim83127/
Kanyim8386/
Kaenim8333/
Kaanem8331/
Kainem8326/
Kangem8316/
Kanaem8316/
Koniem837/
Kaneem837/
Kanaim837/
Kanyem837/
Kahnim836/
Kamnim835/
Kanjim834/
Kainim833/
Kaneam832/
Kagnim832/
Kaynem831/
Katnim831/
Kaunem831/
Kanhem831/
Ckanem831/
Kanjem831/
Kahnem831/
Keanim831/
Kanemm831/
Caniem831/
Kanuem831/
Khamnim77280/
Kanyeme77224/
Kaneaim77210/
Kanijam77125/
Khannim77115/
Khaneem7714/
Kaniyam7713/
Khaneim7713/
Gkhanem774/
Kanneem774/
Konhiem772/
Kaniime772/
Keaneam772/
Keatnim772/
Khannem771/
Kannyem771/
Kanejam771/
Khanuim771/
Keanyem771/
Kaunoim771/
Khanoim771/
Khaneum771/
Kanjeme771/
Kanjhim771/
Kanjime771/
Kamgnem771/
Kangaim771/
Kanayem771/
Kanaime771/
Konyiem771/
Konieme771/
Kamneam771/
Kanjeam771/
Koyniem771/
Khanuem771/
Canim731,123/
Konim73139/
Kenim73124/
Konem7391/
Kenem7371/
Canem7322/
Qanim736/
Qanem736/
Kanym731/
Kanniyom71558/
Khanijam7134/
Khaniyam7120/
Kongniem7120/
Kasnayim7111/
Kounieme717/
Kanimova716/
Kaneyame716/
Kangeyam715/
Kanijjam711/
Kaniyamm711/
Kanaujem711/
Khaineam711/
Khamneam711/
Khaniyom711/
Kongim67440/
Khonem67150/
Khamniyom67148/
Khanym67115/
Khanimova6768/
Canhim6740/
Qasnem6739/
Konime6738/
Kongem6736/
Quanim6733/
Khenim6732/
Cagnim6732/
Khongaiem6730/
Qaneme6725/
Kanoum6715/
Konjim679/
Canhem679/
Khanniyom678/
Konyim677/
Kenjem675/
Konnem675/
Koneme675/
Caanim675/
Cannem674/
Khongniem674/
Canaim673/
Keenem672/
Kenaim672/
Kanaum672/
Kenjim672/
Konaim672/
Konaem672/
Keenim671/
Koenim671/
Canime671/
Khenem671/
Kenhem671/
Kanyme671/
Kanyom671/
Koinem671/
Kounem671/
Quanem671/
Qanhim671/
Cangim671/
Kgongaiem671/
Khonim671/
Keinem671/
Kohnem670/

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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 Kaniem
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