Kaniz Surname
Approximately 5,564 people bear this surname
Kaniz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,866 | 1:32,749 | 2,063 |
| Pakistan | 289 | 1:618,145 | 9,745 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Kaniz (144,129) may also be a first name.
Kaniz Demographics
Average Kaniz Salary in
United States
$56,069 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaniz (Bengali: কানিজ, Hindi: कनीज़, Marathi: कनीझ, Oriya: କନିଜ, Russian: Каниз) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 86,563rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,309,767 people. Kaniz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kaniz are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kaniz is also the 7,270th most widespread first name on earth, held by 144,129 people.
Kaniz is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,866 people, or 1 in 32,749. Beside Bangladesh this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and Morocco, where 3 percent live.
Kaniz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaniz has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kaniz last name expanded 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kaniz Last Name Statistics demography
Kaniz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $56,069 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaniz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniz in the Bengali language | ||
| কানিজ | kanija | - |
| Kaniz in the Oriya language | ||
| କନିଜ | kanija | 69.64 |
| କନିଜ୍ | kanij | 14.29 |
| କାନିଜ | kanija | 8.93 |
| କନିଯ | kaniya | 5.36 |
| ଜନିଜ | janija | 1.79 |
| Kaniz in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीज़ | kaniza | 64.17 |
| कनीज | kanija | 23.58 |
| कनीज़ | kaniza | 6.43 |
| कनिज़ | kaniza | 2.14 |
| कनिज | kanija | 1.99 |
| कानिज | kanija | 0.31 |
| कानिज़ | kaniza | 0.15 |
| कनीज् | kanij | 0.15 |
| कनिज़ | kaniza | 0.15 |
| कनीजा | kanija | 0.15 |
| कनी़ज़ | kaniza | 0.15 |
| कानीज़ | kaniza | 0.15 |
| कनील | kanila | 0.15 |
| Kaniz in the Marathi language | ||
| कनीझ | kanijha | 34.55 |
| कनीज | kanija | 22.42 |
| खान | khana | 20 |
| कानीझ | kanijha | 12.12 |
| कानीज | kanija | 4.85 |
| कनीस | kanisa | 3.03 |
| कनीज़ | kaniza | 1.21 |
| कनीजा | kanija | 0.61 |
| कनीप | kanipa | 0.61 |
| Kaniz in the Russian language | ||
| Каниз | kaniz | - |
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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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- 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 Kaniz
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