Kanita Surname
Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname
Kanita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| India | 257 | 1:2,984,690 | 89,613 |
| Japan | 196 | 1:652,267 | 16,465 |
| Indonesia | 156 | 1:847,751 | 64,043 |
| Pakistan | 85 | 1:2,101,693 | 19,804 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
Kanita (6,636) may also be a first name.
Kanita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanita (Bengali: কনিতা, Hindi: कनिता, Marathi: कािनता, Oriya: କନିତା, Russian: Канита) is borne by more people in Mali than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanita? popularity and diffusion
It is the 340,606th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Kanita live; 32 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 80,325th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,636 people.
The last name is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Outside of Mali this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Japan, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanita in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিতা | kanita | 89.47 |
| কনিত | kanita | 2.63 |
| কণিতা | kanita | 2.63 |
| কণিকা | kanika | 2.63 |
| কানিতা | kanita | 2.63 |
| Kanita in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିତା | kanita | 68.33 |
| କନୀତା | kanita | 10 |
| କଁଇତା | kamita | 6.67 |
| କଂଇତା | kamita | 6.67 |
| କଇଁତା | ka'imta | 5 |
| କାନିତା | kanita | 1.67 |
| କାିତା | kaita | 1.67 |
| Kanita in the Hindi language | ||
| कनिता | kanita | 54.44 |
| कनीता | kanita | 36.09 |
| अनिता | anita | 2.37 |
| कानिता | kanita | 1.78 |
| कणिता | kanita | 1.18 |
| कविता | kavita | 0.59 |
| कअनीता | ka'anita | 0.59 |
| कअनिता | ka'anita | 0.59 |
| कान्िता | kanita | 0.59 |
| कनीजा | kanija | 0.59 |
| अनीता | anita | 0.59 |
| कान्ती | kanti | 0.59 |
| Kanita in the Marathi language | ||
| कािनता | kainata | 36.36 |
| कानीता | kanita | 36.36 |
| कनीता | kanita | 18.18 |
| कँनीता | kamnita | 4.55 |
| कवीता | kavita | 4.55 |
| Kanita in the Russian language | ||
| Канита | kanita | - |
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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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- 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 Kanita
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