Kanja Surname
Approximately 9,549 people bear this surname
Kanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,522 | 1:7,081 | 943 |
| Tanzania | 1,306 | 1:40,537 | 4,634 |
| Zambia | 550 | 1:28,818 | 2,987 |
| India | 294 | 1:2,609,066 | 82,085 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Serbia | 122 | 1:58,565 | 5,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | 121 | 1:67,386 | 8,792 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Kanja (2,250) may also be a first name.
Kanja Demographics
Kanja Political Affiliation
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Kanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanja (Bengali: কৈঞ্জা, Hindi: कंजा, Marathi: कांजा, Oriya: କର) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 53,471st most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 763,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kanja are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanja is also the 157,481st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 2,250 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 6,522 people, or 1 in 7,081. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Kiambu County, where 14 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.
Kanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanja surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kanja last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.
Kanja earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.42% more than the national average, earning $62,746 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanja in the Marathi language | ||
| कांजा | kanja | 96.15 |
| कान्जा | kanja | 2.56 |
| कंजा | kanja | 1.28 |
| Kanja in the Bengali language | ||
| কৈঞ্জা | kainja | 50 |
| কংজ | kanja | 50 |
| Kanja in the Hindi language | ||
| कंजा | kanja | 44.37 |
| कन्जा | kanja | 29.14 |
| कान्जा | kanja | 11.26 |
| कांजा | kanja | 11.26 |
| कनजा | kanaja | 3.31 |
| कनीज | kanija | 0.66 |
| Kanja in the Oriya language | ||
| କର | kara | 20 |
| ମାାି | maai | 10 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 10 |
| କଂଜା | kanja | 10 |
| ନୟନ | nayana | 10 |
| କଂଜ | kanja | 10 |
| କୁଂଜ | kunja | 10 |
| େସାେରନ | esaerana | 10 |
| କାା | kaa | 10 |
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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 Kanja
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