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) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniyan? popularity and diffusion
Kaniyan is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 first name throughout the world, held by 132 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 29 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent live and Kerala, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 23 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent live.
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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