Kanii Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Kanii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 555 | 1:230,350 | 9,680 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanii (18) may also be a first name.
Kanii Demographics
Kanii Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanii Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanii (Hindi: कन्इई) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanii click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanii? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanii is the 505,580th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kanii are found; 86 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kanii is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.
The surname Kanii is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 230,350. In Japan Kanii is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 67 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Besides Japan this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Kanii Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanii last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanii Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanii in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्इई | kani'i | 50 |
| कन्ीई | kani'i | 25 |
| कन्ईई | kani'i | 25 |
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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 Kanii
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