Kanigini Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanigini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanigini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
India131:59,005,029552,550
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanigini (20) may also be a first name.

Kanigini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanigini (Marathi: कानीिगनी, Oriya: କାନିଗିନି) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanigini? popularity and diffusion

Kanigini is the 1,871,545th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kanigini reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

Kanigini is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 87 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 11 percent are found and Geita Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanigini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanigini in the Oriya language
କାନିଗିନିkanigini87.5
କାନୀଗିନୀkanigini12.5
Kanigini in the Marathi language
कानीिगनीkaniigani33.33
कानीगीनीkanigini16.67
किनगीनीkinagini16.67
कािनिगिनkainigina16.67
कािनगीनीkainagini16.67

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanigini
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