Kanima Surname
Approximately 3,537 people bear this surname
Kanima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,331 | 1:22,179 | 2,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanima (935) may also be a first name.
Kanima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanima (Bengali: কনিমা, Georgian: კანიმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﻨﻴﻤﻪ, Hindi: कनीमा, Marathi: कनीमा, Oriya: କନିମା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanima.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 128,202nd most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,060,375 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanima live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,385th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 935 people.
Kanima is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,331 people, or 1 in 22,179. Not including The DR Congo Kanima exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanima in the Georgian language | ||
| კანიმა | kanima | - |
| Kanima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻏﻨﻴﻤﻪ | ghnymh | - |
| Kanima in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিমা | kanima | - |
| Kanima in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीमा | kanima | 68.75 |
| कनिमा | kanima | 18.75 |
| कानिमा | kanima | 6.25 |
| कन्ईमा | kanima | 6.25 |
| Kanima in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିମା | kanima | 66.67 |
| କାନିମା | kanima | 26.67 |
| କନୀମା | kanima | 6.67 |
| Kanima in the Marathi language | ||
| कनीमा | kanima | 37.5 |
| कािनम | kainama | 25 |
| कानीमा | kanima | 12.5 |
| कैिमनाल | kaiimanala | 12.5 |
| कािनमा | kainama | 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
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- 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 Kanima
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