Canwa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Canwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

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 or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Canwa reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanwa9187/
Canway918/
Tchanwa8319/
Chanway8313/
Chanhwa839/
Chanwai838/
Chaunwa831/
Chanwua831/
Canwach831/
Chanwha831/
Kanwa801,435/
Canua80595/
Canva80530/
Zanwa80101/
Canba8018/
Conwa809/
Canwe806/
Camwa806/
Qanwa802/
Cheanwea7714/
Chahanwa771/
Conway73106,592/
Canbay735,122/
Kanwai731,341/
Canuas73168/
Chanua73162/
Kanwea73151/
Chanba73141/
Dzanwa7382/
Canvat7372/
Kanway7345/
Chanwi7336/
Canvas7329/
Zanway7317/
Keanwa7317/
Chanva7316/
Canvad7313/
Czanba7312/
Khanwa7311/
Conwat7310/
Canhua735/
Kainwa735/
Chonwa734/
Conwai733/
Kanwah733/
Zannwa733/
Canvaj733/
Chanwe732/
Canuay732/
Camwas732/
Canwey731/
Counwa731/
Conwah731/
Camway731/
Canuah731/
Canwee731/
Kanhwa731/
Tsanwa731/
Canuat731/
Canvaa731/
Canvah731/
Canvai731/
Canvap731/
Csonwa731/
Qanwat731/
Gcanba731/
Zanwah731/
Qanway731/
Camwai731/
Kanwga731/
Canvay730/
Chanvai6770/
Chanbai6760/
Kanwhea6756/
Tchamwa6743/
Chanuah6720/
Tchanba6716/
Zahnwea6716/
Tchanwo6711/
Zainway678/
Cheinwa677/
Connway676/
Conwway675/
Chanwoo675/
Zahnway675/
Conwath674/
Keanewa674/
Conways673/
Cacimwa673/
Channua673/
Kanwaya672/
Chanhua672/
Kannwai672/
Tchanwe672/
Chounwa672/
Canuhay672/
Kanwaja672/
Chainua672/
Khanwaa671/
Kanwash671/
Qamnwas671/
Qconway671/
Canbeea671/
Chonway671/
Chanvha671/
Zhanwai671/
Kanwiea671/
Quanwah671/
Cannvas671/
Chanwei671/
Kahanwa671/
Qanwahy671/
Qanwash671/
Tchonwa671/
Tchanva671/
Tshanwa671/
Canvaai671/
Chonwai671/
Chanwih671/
Casimwa671/
Counway671/
Catimwa671/
Coonwat671/
Kanwach671/
Khanwai671/
Keanwad671/
Conwhay670/
Coonway670/
Conwayt670/
Cannbay670/
Conwaay670/
Comnway670/
Conwauy670/
Cannvea670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis