Kaniji Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Kaniji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kaniji (49) may also be a first name.
Kaniji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaniji (Hindi: कनीजी, Marathi: कनीजी, Oriya: କନିଜୀ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,565,797th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kaniji are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kaniji is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaniji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniji in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीजी | kaniji | 85.71 |
| कनिजी | kaniji | 14.29 |
| Kaniji in the Marathi language | ||
| कनीजी | kaniji | 60 |
| कानुजी | kanuji | 20 |
| कणीजी | kaniji | 20 |
| Kaniji in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିଜୀ | kaniji | 50 |
| କଣିଜୀ | kaniji | 50 |
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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 Kaniji
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