Kanima Surname

128,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3311:22,1792,801
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Niger491:391,67410,965
Greece311:357,41349,581
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanimoa92804/
Kanimay92237/
Kaniema92150/
Kanimah9247/
Kanimea9217/
Kanimma922/
Kanhima921/
Kanuima921/
Khanima921/
Khanimah869/
Kanimaya867/
Keatnima865/
Kannimma861/
Kanniema861/
Kkanimma861/
Kanuma838,460/
Kanema836,537/
Kanime831,917/
Kanimi8398/
Kanimo8390/
Konima8338/
Kanyma8336/
Canima8334/
Kenima835/
Kaunismaa80129/
Khanimaya801/
Kannimath801/
Kanimahas801/
Kainuma776,415/
Kanimou77947/
Kanhema77586/
Kanyoma77535/
Kounima77343/
Kannuma7760/
Kanuuma7739/
Kaneema7737/
Kangimi7731/
Konimai7729/
Kangimo7722/
Kanemma7718/
Kanumma7716/
Konimah7714/
Canimas7714/
Canaima7710/
Canimay7710/
Khanema7710/
Kanemah779/
Kanemai777/
Khanuma776/
Kanayma776/
Kainema775/
Kanieme774/
Qanimah774/
Kaneama773/
Khanimi773/
Kangema773/
Kanemaa772/
Kanumay772/
Kaunema771/
Kaniemo771/
Kannema771/
Kannimi771/
Kanemat771/
Kanumaa771/
Kkanuma771/
Kangime771/
Kaenema771/
Kanhmau771/
Kaniomo771/
Kanuimi771/
Kanaime771/
Kaanuma771/
Kaanema771/
Quanima771/
Kajnuma771/
Kõima7319/
Kannemma71161/
Kainiemi7177/
Kannimäe7129/
Kainumaa7121/
Khonimah7115/
Kaunimäe718/
Kamnitmo714/
Kaainema714/
Katnimit714/
Kainyoma713/
Kosnimah712/
Khanhuma711/
Konimath711/
Kanuimoh711/
Kangnimi711/
Kamnimit711/
Khanimit711/
Kenema675,257/
Canimo671,242/
Konuma67650/
Kaneme67289/
Canema6779/
Canuma6754/
Konime6738/
Kanemi6733/
Kanemy6729/
Kanemo6728/
Konimi6726/
Khamnimit6723/
Konema6714/
Konimo6714/
Khannimit6711/
Konimy679/
Kaunismäe678/
Kenimo676/
Keatnimit674/
Kanymi673/
Kenuma673/
Conima672/
Kanjmi671/
Qanimi671/
Cannimath671/
Canime671/
Kanumo671/
Kanyme671/
Canimi671/
Kangnimit671/
Khaneemat671/

Kanima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanima in the Georgian language
კანიმაkanima-
Kanima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﻨﻴﻤﻪghnymh-
Kanima in the Bengali language
কনিমাkanima-
Kanima in the Hindi language
कनीमाkanima68.75
कनिमाkanima18.75
कानिमाkanima6.25
कन्ईमाkanima6.25
Kanima in the Oriya language
କନିମାkanima66.67
କାନିମାkanima26.67
କନୀମାkanima6.67
Kanima in the Marathi language
कनीमाkanima37.5
कािनमkainama25
कानीमाkanima12.5
कैिमनालkaiimanala12.5
कािनमाkainama12.5

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanima
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