Kniya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kniya (23) may also be a first name.
Kniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kniya is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kniya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kniya is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kniya are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kniya is also the 2,239,265th most common first name on earth It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Kniya is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniyah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Khnhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knija | 80 | 15 | / |
| Cniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knieja | 73 | 229 | / |
| Knojiy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kngoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knahya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knehya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knhaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kniyet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knie | 67 | 1,664 | / |
| Knoy | 67 | 579 | / |
| Knau | 67 | 284 | / |
| Knai | 67 | 167 | / |
| Knye | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kney | 67 | 86 | / |
| Knea | 67 | 66 | / |
| Knei | 67 | 33 | / |
| Knij | 67 | 21 | / |
| Knay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Knaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Knoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinniyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kennaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenniea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knijiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knayova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenneya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinniey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knae | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kniya
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