Kanista Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Kanista Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India91:85,229,487684,495
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kanista (690) may also be a first name.

Kanista Last Name Facts

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

Kanista (Hindi: कनिस्ता, Marathi: कािनसता, Oriya: କନି) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanista click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanista? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanista is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Kanista occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kanista live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 314,827th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 690 people.

The last name Kanista is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia Kanista is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Bahrain, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanishta938/
Kanistha933/
Khanista931/
Kanishtha886/
Kanesta8635/
Kanisti8612/
Konista867/
Kanisty867/
Kanusta861/
Kaunisto801,426/
Kannisto801,276/
Kauniste8041/
Kanestad8016/
Kanniste8012/
Kainisto805/
Kanishti803/
Kanestadt758/
Kanishthe754/
Konisti7162/
Canisto717/
Kenesta716/
Canesta716/
Cañista711/
Conista711/
Konesta711/
Kannestath710/
Konistis67171/
Canister6773/
Keynesta6722/
Kasnesti6719/
Cosnista671/
Cannisty670/
Kaneaste670/

Kanista Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanista in the Oriya language
କନିkani95.24
କାନିାkania2.38
କନିାkania2.38
Kanista in the Hindi language
कनिस्ताkanista66.67
कनीस्टाkanista33.33
Kanista in the Marathi language
कािनसताkainasata50
कनीkani50

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