Kaniu Surname
Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname
Kaniu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 916 | 1:50,415 | 5,128 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kaniu (164) may also be a first name.
Kaniu Demographics
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Kaniu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaniu (Bengali: কঁইউ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kaniu is the 313,815th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kaniu reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kaniu is also the 715,247th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 164 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 916 people, or 1 in 50,415. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 26 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Kaniu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kaniu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
Kaniu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.5% less than the national average, earning $30,852 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaniu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniu in the Bengali language | ||
| কঁইউ | kami'u | - |
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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 Kaniu
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