Kanit Surname
Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname
Kanit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Algeria | 415 | 1:93,088 | 14,179 |
| Thailand | 160 | 1:441,490 | 77,308 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Kanit (5,573) may also be a first name.
Kanit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanit (Hindi: कान्ित, Marathi: कानीत, Oriya: କନିତ, Russian: Канит) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanit is the 277,488th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kanit reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 89,784th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 5,573 people.
This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 53,204. Aside from Morocco Kanit occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 30 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanit in the Hindi language | ||
| कान्ित | kanita | 45.52 |
| कान्ति | kanti | 40.44 |
| कानि्त | kanita | 5.25 |
| कानित | kanita | 4.57 |
| कनीत | kanita | 1.69 |
| कनित | kanita | 1.02 |
| कान्ती | kanti | 0.51 |
| कांित | kamita | 0.34 |
| कांन्ति | kannti | 0.17 |
| कानीत | kanita | 0.17 |
| कन्ित | kanita | 0.17 |
| Kanit in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିତ | kanita | 40 |
| କଁଇତ | kamita | 20 |
| କାନିତ | kanita | 20 |
| କଂଇତ | kamita | 20 |
| Kanit in the Marathi language | ||
| कानीत | kanita | 33.33 |
| कणीत | kanita | 33.33 |
| कािनट | kainata | 16.67 |
| कानीट | kanita | 16.67 |
| Kanit in the Russian language | ||
| Канит | kanit | - |
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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
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- 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 Kanit
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