Kanigi Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

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

Kanigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
India131:59,005,029552,550
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kanigi (37) may also be a first name.

Kanigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanigi (Marathi: किणगी, Oriya: କାନିଗି) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanigi is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kanigi live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanigui9296/
Kanighi9266/
Khanigi922/
Kannigi921/
Kangigi921/
Kannigui8652/
Kanici83356/
Kaniga83147/
Kaniji83131/
Kanige8364/
Kanizi8359/
Konigi8329/
Kanisi8320/
Kanugi838/
Kanegi833/
Kenigi831/
Khanhighi801/
Kağnici771,431/
Kaniega77339/
Konigui77288/
Kanižai77101/
Kanegis7749/
Kaniger7736/
Kanizai7724/
Kanisih7717/
Kannisi7715/
Konigai7713/
Kannici7713/
Kanniga7711/
Kanaisi7711/
Kanigye7710/
Kanoizi7710/
Kanigga776/
Kanisai776/
Kannige775/
Khanisi774/
Kanaiji773/
Kaaniga773/
Khaniji772/
Kangizi772/
Kanigee772/
Kanidji772/
Konigie772/
Kanitji772/
Kanigge771/
Kanniji771/
Kaneisi771/
Kanizhi771/
Kasnizi771/
Kainiga771/
Kanigay771/
Kanuiji771/
Kangize771/
Kanaizi771/
Canigai771/
Konigit771/
Kangige771/
Kanizsai71785/
Kanigher7134/
Khaneisi7125/
Konnigai7114/
Konnigui7113/
Kounigui718/
Kasnizai717/
Khannisi712/
Kaingizi711/
Khannizi711/
Khanijai711/
Khenighi711/
Canigier711/
Khanniji711/
Canidgia711/
Kanise67693/
Kanega67636/
Konisi67506/
Caniga67353/
Kaniza67154/
Kanege67113/
Kanezi67111/
Kaniža6790/
Canisi6778/
Kanesi6764/
Koniga6744/
Kaneji6730/
Konige6724/
Konizi6718/
Kanice6711/
Kanuge6711/
Qanisi679/
Kanije677/
Kenegi677/
Kounnigui677/
Kanize675/
Kaneci675/
Kainaizis672/
Könige672/
Kannegiet671/
Kanyzi671/
Konici671/
Koniji671/
Canici671/
Kenige671/
Khanirzai671/
Kanaighay671/
Kannisuis671/
Canige670/

Kanigi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanigi in the Oriya language
କାନିଗିkanigi-
Kanigi in the Marathi language
किणगीkinagi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanigi
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