Kanija Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Kanija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 216 | 1:3,551,229 | 100,445 |
| Afghanistan | 107 | 1:300,497 | 4,774 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kanija (24,367) may also be a first name.
Kanija Demographics
Average Kanija Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanija (Bengali: কনিজা, Hindi: कनीजा, Marathi: कनीजा, Oriya: କନିଜା) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanija is the 823,466th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kanija are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 32,641st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 24,367 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 3,551,229. In India Kanija is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 50 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 9 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Kanija Last Name Statistics demography
Kanija earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanija in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিজা | kanija | 97.56 |
| কঁইজা | kamija | 2.44 |
| Kanija in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीजा | kanija | 91.66 |
| कनिजा | kanija | 7.74 |
| कानिजा | kanija | 0.3 |
| कानीजा | kanija | 0.15 |
| कनीज | kanija | 0.07 |
| काणीजा | kanija | 0.03 |
| कनीज़ा | kaniza | 0.03 |
| कनीजा़ | kanija | 0.01 |
| Kanija in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିଜା | kanija | 81.44 |
| କନିଯା | kaniya | 13.4 |
| କାନିଜା | kanija | 2.06 |
| କନିଜ | kanija | 1.03 |
| କନୀଜା | kanija | 0.69 |
| କାଣିଜା | kanija | 0.69 |
| କନୀଯା | kaniya | 0.34 |
| ପରିଡା | parida | 0.34 |
| Kanija in the Marathi language | ||
| कनीजा | kanija | 80.69 |
| कािनजा | kainaja | 8.47 |
| कानीजा | kanija | 5.03 |
| खानम | khanama | 0.79 |
| कनीजाबी | kanijabi | 0.53 |
| कनीज | kanija | 0.53 |
| कणीजा | kanija | 0.26 |
| कानीगा | kaniga | 0.26 |
| काजनी | kajani | 0.26 |
| कांनीजा | kannija | 0.26 |
| कनेज | kaneja | 0.26 |
| कानीज | kanija | 0.26 |
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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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- 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 Kanija
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