Kanjara Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Kanjara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Kanjära (1) are calculated separately.
Kanjara (68) may also be a first name.
Kanjara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanjara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanjara (Hindi: कंजरा, Marathi: कांजरा, Oriya: କଞରା) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kanjära. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanjara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kanjara reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 68 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe Kanjara is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanjara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanjara in the Marathi language | ||
| कांजरा | kanjara | 91.43 |
| कंजरा | kanjara | 2.86 |
| गंगाराम | gangarama | 2.86 |
| कंजारा | kanjara | 2.86 |
| Kanjara in the Hindi language | ||
| कंजरा | kanjara | 88.89 |
| कन्जारा | kanjara | 11.11 |
| Kanjara in the Oriya language | ||
| କଞରା | kanara | 50 |
| ଟାାରାା | taaraa | 50 |
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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 Kanjara
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