Kanying Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanying Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanying Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand901:784,870127,251
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kanying (1,412) may also be a first name.

Kanying Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanying is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanying? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanying is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kanying are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Kanying is also the 207,873rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,412 people.

This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 784,870. In Thailand Kanying is most common in: Samut Sakhon Province, where 67 percent reside, Bangkok, where 20 percent reside and Khon Kaen Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katnying936/
Kainying931/
Kanjing8683/
Konying8612/
Kanyeng865/
Kanieng862/
Kanhing861/
Khanoeying821/
Kaunyeng807/
Kaniyong806/
Quanying806/
Khonying804/
Kganyeng801/
Khanyeng801/
Kgannyeng75178/
Khaniyong7529/
Konjing7111/
Konyeng716/
Kangeng714/
Kanjeng714/
Canjing713/
Koonhing6730/
Khamjing6712/
Quanjing676/
Kuonyeng673/
Kanyenke671/
Khonjing671/
Kongeing671/
Kounieng671/
Khangeng671/

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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 Kanying
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