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 surname Kaniyan (Hindi: कानियां, Oriya: କନିୟାନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Kaniyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kaniyan reside; 48 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 807,735th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 132 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 29 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent are found and Kerala, where 21 percent are found. Not including India Kaniyan occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 23 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found.
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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- 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 Kaniyan
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