Kanjit Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kanjit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanjit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanjit (210) may also be a first name.

Kanjit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanjit Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanjit (Hindi: कंजीत, Oriya: କାିତ୍) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanjit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanjit is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanjit reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 624,169th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 210 people.

The surname Kanjit is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 50 percent live and West Bengal, where 50 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 40 percent live and Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kannjit9221/
Kanjith927/
Kandjite861/
Konjit8340,093/
Kansit83431/
Kanzit83273/
Kanjić8347/
Kenjit8328/
Kanyit8322/
Kangit8320/
Kamjit8313/
Kaniet839/
Canjit833/
Kaniit831/
Kanjid831/
Kanseit7759/
Kangite7742/
Konjite779/
Khansit779/
Kansith778/
Kanyite776/
Konjiet774/
Konjait774/
Kanzite774/
Kaunsit774/
Konijit774/
Kaniyot773/
Kanhiet772/
Kaniete772/
Kanjete772/
Konjeit771/
Kasensit71170/
Kandjete7188/
Kasemjit7137/
Cheanjit716/
Kauniete713/
Kaniyoth713/
Kanehite711/
Khamjhit711/
Kanchith711/
Kamnieth711/
Khanyite711/
Kahaniet711/
Khoonjit711/
Konjet674,348/
Kongit672,257/
Konjić67567/
Konsit67239/
Kanget67111/
Kanietova6792/
Kanscheit6735/
Kanyid6729/
Kanjed6725/
Cansit6719/
Konyit6713/
Kanhet6711/
Caniet6710/
Kenjet6710/
Cancit679/
Koniet674/
Koncit674/
Canjid671/
Kanset671/
Kanniyoth671/
Kanyet671/
Qansit671/
Cangit671/

Kanjit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanjit in the Hindi language
कंजीतkanjita-
Kanjit in the Oriya language
କାିତ୍kait50
ୀତita50

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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 Kanjit
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