Kanyana Surname
Approximately 5,956 people bear this surname
Kanyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,411 | 1:3,332 | 821 |
| Uganda | 1,301 | 1:30,007 | 4,089 |
| Thailand | 550 | 1:128,433 | 19,492 |
| South Africa | 263 | 1:205,999 | 21,938 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Burundi | 49 | 1:200,099 | 357 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Kanyana (376) may also be a first name.
Kanyana Demographics
Average Kanyana Salary in
South Africa
R 75,156
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyana (Bengali: কন্যা, Hindi: कन्याना, Marathi: कंयना) occurs in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanyana.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,532nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,223,564 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kanyana live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyana is also the 447,400th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 376 people.
This surname is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,411 people, or 1 in 3,332. Besides Rwanda Kanyana occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.
Kanyana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanyana surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kanyana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.37% less than the national average, earning R 75,156 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanyana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyana in the Bengali language | ||
| কন্যা | kan'ya | - |
| Kanyana in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्याना | kan'yana | 92.59 |
| कन्यना | kan'yana | 7.41 |
| Kanyana in the Marathi language | ||
| कंयना | kanyana | 50 |
| कान्यना | kan'yana | 50 |
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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 Kanyana
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