Canwa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Canwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Canwa (27) may also be a first name.
Canwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canwa? popularity and diffusion
Canwa is the 2,352,516th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Canwa are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.
The surname Canwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Canwa
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