Knya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Knya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Knya (35) may also be a first name.

Knya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knya (Arabic: كنيي, Hindi: कन्या, Russian: Кня) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Knya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Knya live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Knya is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and Pakistan, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyha89636/
Kennya8024/
Kinnya804/
Kênnya802/
Knyhas801/
Knyast801/
Knaiya801/
Knyats800/
Knha7521/
Knia7516/
Knyo751/
Khnyach7374/
Knhaiya738/
Knaheya731/
Kniaź67876/
Kniha67191/
Qunya6783/
Kniaś6729/
Knija6715/
Khnea678/
Kennoyia674/
Khnia673/
Qnyat671/
Kneah671/
Knnoijya671/
Knauhjya671/

Knya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knya in the Hindi language
कन्याkan'ya60
क्न्याkn'ya40
Knya in the Russian language
Княkna-
Knya in the Arabic language
كنييknyy-

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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 Knya
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