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 surname Kanyin (Hindi: कन्यिण) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanyin is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Kanyin is predominantly 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 302 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Kanyin is primarily found in: Lagos, where 87 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

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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