Kanje Surname
Approximately 2,973 people bear this surname
Kanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,390 | 1:38,087 | 4,385 |
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| India | 515 | 1:1,489,447 | 56,166 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kanje (259) may also be a first name.
Kanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanje (Hindi: कन्जे, Marathi: कंजे, Oriya: କାେ) is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,682nd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,451,243 people. Kanje is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kanje live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 259 people.
The surname Kanje is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,390 people, or 1 in 38,087. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Kanje is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanje in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେ | kae | - |
| Kanje in the Marathi language | ||
| कंजे | kanje | 72.79 |
| कणजे | kanaje | 20.68 |
| कांजे | kanje | 2.72 |
| कनजे | kanaje | 1.36 |
| कांत | kanta | 1.36 |
| कुांजे | kuanje | 0.27 |
| Kanje in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्जे | kanje | 47.37 |
| कंजे | kanje | 36.84 |
| कनजे | kanaje | 15.79 |
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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 Kanje
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