Kanyi Surname
Approximately 22,390 people bear this surname
Kanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11,593 | 1:3,983 | 583 |
| Gambia | 4,705 | 1:409 | 86 |
| DR Congo | 1,895 | 1:38,987 | 4,813 |
| Uganda | 1,439 | 1:27,129 | 3,777 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Nigeria | 730 | 1:242,661 | 14,074 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| South Africa | 266 | 1:203,676 | 21,747 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Ukraine | 53 | 1:858,919 | 84,338 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Kányi (48) are calculated separately.
Kanyi (3,704) may also be a first name.
Kanyi Demographics
Average Kanyi Salary in
United States
$40,211 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyi (Hindi: कान्यी) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Kányi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,174th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 325,482 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyi reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,853rd most widespread given name globally, borne by 3,704 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 11,593 people, or 1 in 3,983. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 15 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Muranga County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Kanyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanyi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kanyi surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kanyi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning 293,106 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.88% less than the national average, earning R 64,452 per year and in United States they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $40,211 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanyi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyi in the Hindi language | ||
| कान्यी | kan'yi | 50 |
| कन्यी | kan'yi | 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 Kanyi
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