Kannay Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Kannay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 45 | 1:426,489 | 11,711 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Kannay (76) may also be a first name.
Kannay Demographics
Kannay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kannay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kannay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kannay (Hindi: कन्नया, Russian: Каннай) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kannay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Kannay is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kannay reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kannay is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 76 people.
The surname Kannay is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 426,489. In Niger Kannay is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 98 percent live and Maradi Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Niger it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 39 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Kannay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kannay surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kannay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kannay in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्नया | kannaya | - |
| Kannay in the Russian language | ||
| Каннай | kannaj | - |
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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 Kannay
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