Kaniyan Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kaniyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kaniyan (132) may also be a first name.
Kaniyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaniyan (Hindi: कानियां, Oriya: କନିୟାନ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kaniyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kaniyan are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 807,735th most commonly held first name globally, held by 132 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 29 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent reside and Kerala, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 23 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaniyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniyan in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିୟାନ | kaniyana | - |
| Kaniyan in the Hindi language | ||
| कानियां | kaniyam | 56 |
| कनियां | kaniyam | 24 |
| कानीयां | kaniyam | 12 |
| कनीयां | kaniyam | 8 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaniyan
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