Kanniya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kanniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kanniya (512) may also be a first name.
Kanniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanniya (Hindi: कन्नीया, Marathi: कांणीया) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kanniya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanniya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanniya reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanniya is also the 373,684th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 512 people.
The last name Kanniya is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanniya in the Marathi language | ||
| कांणीया | kanniya | - |
| Kanniya in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्नीया | kanniya | 50 |
| कन्या | kan'ya | 16.67 |
| कन्निया | kanniya | 16.67 |
| कंनीया | kanniya | 16.67 |
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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 Kanniya
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