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

Kanyar (Marathi: कन्यार, Oriya: କନଯ୍ାର, Russian: Каньяр) occurs most in Lebanon. It can occur as: Kanyár. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 392,884th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,097,273 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kanyar are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant. Kanyar is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 60 people.

Kanyar is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 22,193. In Lebanon it is most common in: South Governorate, where 83 percent live, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 7 percent live and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 5 percent live. Outside of Lebanon Kanyar occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 28 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Kanyar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kanyar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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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