Kaniru Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaniru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6491:71,1556,724
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaniru (433) may also be a first name.

Kaniru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kaniru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kaniru (Bengali: কনিরু, Marathi: किनरु) is found most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kaniru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,112th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaniru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 412,254th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 433 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 71,155. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 98 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 1 percent are found and Embu County, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Kaniru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaaniru92203/
Kanniru9280/
Kanirou9222/
Kanairu921/
Kangoiru861/
Kaanniru861/
Kanuru832,852/
Kaneru8313/
Koniru832/
Caniru832/
Kanhru832/
Keniru831/
Kanniorou801/
Kannuru77993/
Kanhuru77128/
Kaanuru7782/
Kenairu7737/
Kainuru7715/
Kanneru7714/
Kanuuru777/
Kanerud776/
Kanyoru776/
Kanerup774/
Kangeru772/
Kaneeru771/
Kanurru771/
Kongiru771/
Kannerup7113/
Khannuru718/
Kannuuru714/
Kaanuuru713/
Kaineeru713/
Khenirou711/
Kainnuru711/
Kaannuru711/
Kanneeru711/
Kannurui711/
Koniorou711/
Kounirou711/
Koneru678,474/
Konuru67378/
Kenuru671/
Keneru671/

Kaniru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaniru in the Bengali language
কনিরুkaniru-
Kaniru in the Marathi language
किनरुkinaru50
कनीरुkaniru50

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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 Kaniru
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