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Where Does The Last Name Kaniev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kaniev (Georgian: კანიევი, Russian: Каниев) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kaniev is the 490,085^th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname Kaniev occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kaniev are found; 80 percent are found in Central Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 35,294. In Kazakhstan it is mostly found in: Kyzylorda Region, where 17 percent are found, Akmola Region, where 16 percent are found and Almaty, where 15 percent are found. Not including Kazakhstan this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 5 percent are found.

Kaniev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Kaniev surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.