Across the world, कन्हैया (Kanhaiya 
, कन्हैया , कृष्ण ) is a widespread male first name. The given name कन्हैया is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common boy's name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, कन्हैया is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Kanhaiya | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, Nepal, Oman |
| कन्हैया, कृष्ण | India |
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कन्हैया लाल मिश्रा Previous Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh, IN (b. 1903) |
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| कन्हैया लाल Indian actor, IN (b. 1910) |
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कन्हैया कुमार Indian student activist, IN (b. 1987) |
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| कन्हैया खटीक public figure, IN |
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| कन्हैया लाल अटल Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra, IN |
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लाल, यादव, कन्हैया लाल, and कुमार