Kaniru Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Kaniru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 649 | 1:71,155 | 6,724 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaniru (433) may also be a first name.
Kaniru Demographics
Kaniru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kaniru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaniru (Bengali: কনিরু, Marathi: किनरु) is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kaniru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kaniru is the 496,112th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. Kaniru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaniru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 412,254th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 433 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 71,155. In Kenya Kaniru is most common in: Meru County, where 98 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 1 percent are found and Embu County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Kaniru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaaniru | 92 | 203 | / |
| Kanniru | 92 | 80 | / |
| Kanirou | 92 | 22 | / |
| Kanairu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kangoiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaanniru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanuru | 83 | 2,852 | / |
| Kaneru | 83 | 13 | / |
| Koniru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Caniru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kanhru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keniru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanniorou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannuru | 77 | 993 | / |
| Kanhuru | 77 | 128 | / |
| Kaanuru | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kenairu | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kainuru | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kanneru | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kanuuru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kanerud | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kanyoru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kanerup | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kangeru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaneeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanurru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kongiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kannerup | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khannuru | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kannuuru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaanuuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaineeru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khenirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainnuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaannuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanneeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kannurui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koniorou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kounirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koneru | 67 | 8,474 | / |
| Konuru | 67 | 378 | / |
| Kenuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keneru | 67 | 1 | / |
Kaniru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniru in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিরু | kaniru | - |
| Kaniru in the Marathi language | ||
| किनरु | kinaru | 50 |
| कनीरु | kaniru | 50 |
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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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