Kaniga Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kaniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
India341:22,560,747316,052
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kaniga (104) may also be a first name.

Kaniga Last Name Facts

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

Kaniga (Hindi: कनीगा, Marathi: कािनगा, Oriya: କାନିଗା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Kaniga is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Kaniga are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kaniga is also the 925,156th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 104 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea Kaniga is most common in: Milne Bay, where 80 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 7 percent reside and East Sepik, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Kaniga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kaniga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaniga Last Name Statistics demography

Kaniga earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaniega92339/
Kagniga9219/
Kanniga9211/
Kanigga926/
Kaaniga923/
Kanigay921/
Kainiga921/
Kangaiga863/
Kagneiga861/
Kanuga83774/
Kanega83636/
Caniga83353/
Keniga83238/
Kanigi83166/
Kanige8364/
Koniga8344/
Kanigo8322/
Kamgneiga801/
Kanaighay801/
Kanegai77279/
Kanyoga77104/
Kanigui7796/
Kanighi7766/
Kaniger7736/
Kagnega7725/
Caniega7714/
Konigai7713/
Kanigye7710/
Koiniga779/
Kannuga777/
Konigha777/
Kannige775/
Kaanuga774/
Kanigee772/
Kanegha772/
Khanigi772/
Canigas772/
Khanega771/
Konigat771/
Canniga771/
Kangigi771/
Kangige771/
Kganega771/
Khanyga771/
Canigai771/
Canoiga771/
Koyniga771/
Kanugay771/
Kanugai771/
Kaniogo771/
Kanigou771/
Kheniga771/
Kanigge771/
Khanuga771/
Kannigi771/
Kenigga771/
Konigay770/
Kanhenga71139/
Kannigui7152/
Kanigher7134/
Konnigai7114/
Konnoiga7110/
Kanajnga711/
Kganekga711/
Kangoigo711/
Kaniegou711/
Khenigay711/
Kanugo67508/
Könighaus67130/
Kanego67115/
Kanege67113/
Kenega6797/
Canega6739/
Konigi6729/
Konigo6725/
Konige6724/
Kanygo6719/
Konega6718/
Coniga6711/
Cañiga6710/
Konuga679/
Konighaus678/
Canigo677/
Canuga675/
Khaneghah674/
Kanegi673/
Kenuga673/
Keingaiga672/
Khaneegai671/
Cannigapp671/
Kannigopp671/
Khanhighi671/
Konhga671/
Canigó671/
Canige670/

Kaniga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaniga in the Oriya language
କାନିଗାkaniga66.67
କାନୀଗାkaniga33.33
Kaniga in the Marathi language
कािनगाkainaga66.67
कनीगाkaniga33.33
Kaniga in the Hindi language
कनीगाkaniga25
कनिजाkanija25
कनिगाkaniga25
काणीगाkaniga25

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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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  • 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 Kaniga
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