Kayan Surname
Approximately 18,150 people bear this surname
Kayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14,721 | 1:5,286 | 758 |
| India | 538 | 1:1,425,772 | 54,467 |
| Malaysia | 514 | 1:57,382 | 4,375 |
| Indonesia | 313 | 1:422,521 | 35,493 |
| Israel | 162 | 1:52,825 | 6,901 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Thailand | 147 | 1:480,533 | 84,247 |
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Russia | 136 | 1:1,059,728 | 80,341 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Belarus | 105 | 1:90,486 | 14,099 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| Lebanon | 59 | 1:95,544 | 5,831 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Cambodia | 14 | 1:1,106,225 | 5,638 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Kayan (7,485) may also be a first name.
Kayan Demographics
Kayan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kayan (Arabic: كاينان, Georgian: კაიანი, Hindi: कयन, Marathi: याण, Oriya: କୟଁା, Russian: Каян) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,512th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 401,518 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kayan live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kayan is also the 74,289th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 7,485 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 14,721 people, or 1 in 5,286. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Malatya Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Turkey Kayan exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Kayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kayan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kayan last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Armenian Apostolic (30%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kayan last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.65% more than the national average, earning R 407,916 per year and in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayan in the Georgian language | ||
| კაიანი | kaiani | - |
| Kayan in the Oriya language | ||
| କୟଁା | kayama | 58.06 |
| କୟନ | kayana | 16.13 |
| କାୟଁା | kayama | 9.68 |
| କାୟନ | kayana | 3.23 |
| କୟ | kaya | 2.15 |
| କାୟଂ | kayam | 2.15 |
| କୟାଂ | kayam | 2.15 |
| କୟଁ | kayam | 2.15 |
| କୟନା | kayana | 1.08 |
| କୟୀ | kayi | 1.08 |
| କୟାନ | kayana | 1.08 |
| କୟା | kaya | 1.08 |
| Kayan in the Hindi language | ||
| कयन | kayana | 52.94 |
| कयान | kayana | 17.65 |
| कायॉ | kayo | 5.88 |
| कल्लयान | kallayana | 5.88 |
| कयण | kayana | 5.88 |
| कल्यान | kalyana | 5.88 |
| कल्याण | kalyana | 5.88 |
| Kayan in the Marathi language | ||
| याण | yana | 44.64 |
| कयान | kayana | 25 |
| कायन | kayana | 16.07 |
| कयन | kayana | 5.36 |
| यान | yana | 3.57 |
| कायाण | kayana | 1.79 |
| कायां | kayam | 1.79 |
| Kayan in the Russian language | ||
| Каян | kaan | - |
| Kayan in the Arabic language | ||
| كاينان | kaynan | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kayan
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