Kanji Surname
Approximately 17,770 people bear this surname
Kanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,905 | 1:70,341 | 4,777 |
| Pakistan | 1,098 | 1:162,699 | 4,284 |
| Canada | 1,026 | 1:35,912 | 4,580 |
| DR Congo | 903 | 1:81,816 | 9,431 |
| England | 683 | 1:81,578 | 9,037 |
| United States | 445 | 1:814,514 | 62,593 |
| Tanzania | 415 | 1:127,570 | 11,995 |
| Kenya | 387 | 1:119,328 | 10,008 |
| Indonesia | 203 | 1:651,474 | 51,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 183 | 1:50,067 | 5,008 |
| Iran | 170 | 1:451,662 | 27,809 |
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| New Zealand | 152 | 1:29,792 | 5,213 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Japan | 51 | 1:2,506,751 | 30,743 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Kanji (54,462) may also be a first name.
Kanji Demographics
Average Male Kanji Height
172.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanji (Hindi: कान्जी, Marathi: कानजी, Oriya: କାି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanji? popularity and diffusion
Kanji is the 30,084th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 410,104 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kanji are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,183rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 54,462 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 10,905 people, or 1 in 70,341. In India Kanji is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 79 percent are found, Daman and Diu, where 8 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Barring India this surname exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Kanji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kanji surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kanji earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning R 283,044 per year; in United States they earn 40.05% more than the national average, earning $60,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $56,344 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanji in the Oriya language | ||
| କାି | kai | 95.96 |
| କାଂଜି | kanji | 2.02 |
| କଣ୍ଜି | kanji | 1.01 |
| କାଚ୍ି | kaci | 1.01 |
| Kanji in the Marathi language | ||
| कानजी | kanaji | 84.68 |
| कांजी | kanji | 10.49 |
| काजी | kaji | 0.49 |
| कंजी | kanji | 0.3 |
| काणजी | kanaji | 0.23 |
| कान्जी | kanji | 0.23 |
| कनजी | kanaji | 0.18 |
| नानजी | nanaji | 0.18 |
| कांती | kanti | 0.16 |
| कांझी | kanjhi | 0.14 |
| मनजी | manaji | 0.09 |
| कांची | kanci | 0.09 |
| काझी | kajhi | 0.09 |
| याणजी | yanaji | 0.09 |
| काँजी | kamji | 0.09 |
| कामजी | kamaji | 0.07 |
| कानाजी | kanaji | 0.07 |
| खजी | khaji | 0.05 |
| काई | ka'i | 0.05 |
| मानजी | manaji | 0.05 |
| कानिज | kanija | 0.05 |
| कन्जी | kanji | 0.05 |
| कांछी | kanchi | 0.05 |
| कनु | kanu | 0.05 |
| कँजी | kamji | 0.05 |
| वांजा | vanja | 0.05 |
| कालजी | kalaji | 0.02 |
| कांज | kanja | 0.02 |
| केानी | keani | 0.02 |
| भांजी | bhanji | 0.02 |
| कादी | kadi | 0.02 |
| खंजी | khanji | 0.02 |
| यानी | yani | 0.02 |
| काबजी | kabaji | 0.02 |
| कंाजी | kamaji | 0.02 |
| मणी | mani | 0.02 |
| कनीज | kanija | 0.02 |
| कंजु | kanju | 0.02 |
| क़ांजी | qanji | 0.02 |
| कोजी | koji | 0.02 |
| मंजी | manji | 0.02 |
| लाणी | lani | 0.02 |
| कुंजी | kunji | 0.02 |
| कनाजी | kanaji | 0.02 |
| नानाजी | nanaji | 0.02 |
| कानोजी | kanoji | 0.02 |
| कॉन्जी | konji | 0.02 |
| कमजी | kamaji | 0.02 |
| दानजी | danaji | 0.02 |
| कानगी | kanagi | 0.02 |
| Kanji in the Hindi language | ||
| कान्जी | kanji | 41.09 |
| कांजी | kanji | 34.24 |
| कंजी | kanji | 12.5 |
| कन्जी | kanji | 8.15 |
| कनजी | kanaji | 1.2 |
| कांजि | kanji | 0.98 |
| काँजी | kamji | 0.54 |
| कॉजी | koji | 0.43 |
| कनजि | kanaji | 0.22 |
| कानजी | kanaji | 0.22 |
| कनीज | kanija | 0.22 |
| कान्जि | kanji | 0.11 |
| कन्जि | kanji | 0.11 |
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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 Kanji
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