Kanira Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Kanira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanira (251) may also be a first name.
Kanira Demographics
Kanira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanira (Georgian: კანირა, Hindi: कनीरा, Marathi: कनीरा, Oriya: କନିରା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,252,959th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Kanira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kanira live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanira is also the 562,655th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 251 people.
Kanira is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 401,564. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Kanira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kanira surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanira in the Georgian language | ||
| კანირა | kanira | - |
| Kanira in the Marathi language | ||
| कनीरा | kanira | 92.31 |
| कािणरा | kainara | 7.69 |
| Kanira in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीरा | kanira | 90.91 |
| कनिरा | kanira | 9.09 |
| Kanira in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିରା | kanira | 50 |
| କନୀରା | kanira | 25 |
| କଅଁର | ka'amra | 25 |
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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 Kanira
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