Kanyar Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kanyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2541:22,1932,595
Syria2491:77,5143,149
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Hungary1001:98,1639,529
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kanyár (83) are calculated separately.

Kanyar (60) may also be a first name.

Kanyar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyar (Marathi: कन्यार, Oriya: କନଯ୍ାର, Russian: Каньяр) has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It can occur in the variant forms: Kanyár. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,884th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,097,273 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kanyar live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

The last name Kanyar is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 22,193. In Lebanon Kanyar is primarily found in: South Governorate, where 83 percent are found, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 7 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Barring Lebanon this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 28 percent are found and Iraq, where 11 percent are found.

Kanyar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Shiite (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kanyar last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Kanyar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyar in the Oriya language
କନଯ୍ାରkanayara-
Kanyar in the Marathi language
कन्यारkan'yara-
Kanyar in the Russian language
Каньярkanar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyar
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