Kanyin Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kanyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kanyin (302) may also be a first name.

Kanyin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyin (Hindi: कन्यिण) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Kanyin is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kanyin reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 506,891st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 302 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 87 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyina92197/
Kanyion92114/
Kanyind9255/
Kainyin922/
Kanyoin922/
Kanyien921/
Katnying866/
Kainying861/
Kanyhina861/
Kanyaina861/
Kaanyina861/
Khanyine861/
Kanyen83173/
Kanjin8367/
Kaniin8339/
Konyin8317/
Kanhyn8316/
Kanien836/
Kanjina77562/
Kanyhyn77121/
Khanhin779/
Kaniina777/
Kannyen776/
Kanienė776/
Khanjin773/
Kanieng772/
Kanehin772/
Khanhyn771/
Kangein771/
Kasnien771/
Kanyend771/
Kaniene771/
Khanien771/
Kagnuin771/
Kaunienė71375/
Khaniyon71251/
Kanyhyna71158/
Kanyenne7181/
Khanjina7124/
Kauniene7113/
Khanyhyn718/
Kaunyeng717/
Quainyin714/
Khonying714/
Khanjine712/
Kanyuhyn712/
Kauneain711/
Khanyene711/
Keinyina711/
Kaniesen711/
Kanihoin711/
Konyen67548/
Konien67461/
Kangen6792/
Canhin6789/
Konjin6720/
Koniin6715/
Khanyhyna679/
Khanngein674/
Kanjen672/
Kanyuhyna672/
Canjin671/
Kajėnienė671/
Kamjin671/
Canien671/

Kanyin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyin in the Hindi language
कन्यिणkan'yina-

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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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  • 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 Kanyin
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