Kanniappa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Kanniappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanniappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Kanniappa (27) may also be a first name.

Kanniappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanniappa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanniappa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanniappa is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kanniappa reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanniappa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Kanniappa is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 95 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and Mauritius, where 4 percent live.

Kanniappa Last Name Statistics demography

Kanniappa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning R 176,280 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kanniappa
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