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 Kanji Salary in
United States
$60,432 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanji (Hindi: कान्जी, Marathi: कानजी, Oriya: କାି) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanji is the 30,084th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 410,104 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Kanji live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kanji is also the 17,183rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 54,462 people.
Kanji is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 10,905 people, or 1 in 70,341. In India Kanji is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 79 percent are found, Daman and Diu, where 8 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India it is found 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 holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kanji surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.33% registered with 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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