Kanijo Surname
Approximately 766 people bear this surname
Kanijo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 740 | 1:71,543 | 7,482 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kanijo (76) may also be a first name.
Kanijo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanijo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanijo (Hindi: कनीजो) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanijo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanijo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 445,430th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,513,768 people. The surname Kanijo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanijo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.
The surname Kanijo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 71,543. In Tanzania Kanijo is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 67 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanijo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanijo in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीजो | kanijo | 87.5 |
| कनिजो | kanijo | 12.5 |
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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 Kanijo
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