Kanai is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kanai
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kanai

How popular is Kanai?

Kanai is common in Japan.

Kanai is ranked 6931 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kanai bearers increased by 1.988636 per cent in 2010 US census to 359 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2070 spots and ranked at 56836. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 61.56 64.77
White 27.58 27.27
Others 7.24 5.97
Black 2.23 1.42
Hispanic or Latino 1.39 0
Kanai is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Palau is ahead in terms of density. Around 78187 people have been found who wears Kanai as their family name. Kanai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
720,003 Russia4
14,054 China3
138 Solomon Islands3
82,478 South Africa2
118,441 Germany2
54,135 Philippines2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
23,344 Austria2
7,574 Bangladesh2
2,151 Fiji2
219,873 France2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
30,360 Thailand1
36,678 Singapore1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,841 Scotland1
91,024 Belgium1
6,149 Ethiopia1
5,589 Sudan1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,309 Monaco1
49,101 Denmark1
14,618 Guyana1
153,416 Italy1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,292 Vietnam1
62,864 New Zealand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
70,431 Canada41
28,564 Switzerland36
80,121 Australia20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
96,920 Indonesia82
29 Palau54
Countries with hundreds of Kanai:
15,436 Brazil859
58,760 United States436
3,442 Hungary360
22,140 Kazakhstan114
Countries with thousands of Kanai:
2,814 Kenya2,040
26,302 India1,453
Countries with ten thousands of Kanai:
251 Japan72,503
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Kanai Namesakes

  • Asami Kanai, Film actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai, Political leader
  • Etsuko Kanai, Actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • Mika Kanai, Voice actress
  • In 1968, Yumi Kanai characterized the role of Okei in 0 movie Ensetsu Meiji jakyô-den.
  • In 2018, Sonde Kanai portrayed the role of N in action flick Mesaia Genya no toki.

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