Kanaw Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kanaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Nepal1061:268,6883,359
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kanaw (41) may also be a first name.

Kanaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanaw (Arabic: كاناو, Hindi: कन्ना) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 778,856th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. Kanaw is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kanaw reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kanaw is also the 1,590,275th most common first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Excluding Egypt this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanawe91693/
Kannaw919/
Kagnaw911/
Khanaw911/
Kanauw910/
Khanawe83106/
Kamneaw834/
Kanngaw832/
Kaanawe831/
Kanaiwe831/
Kanahaw830/
Kenaw803,712/
Kanaf801,645/
Kanow80497/
Kanav8081/
Canaw8018/
Qanaw801/
Kanowa731,544/
Kanova731,299/
Kannav73415/
Kanhav73216/
Kangav73188/
Kanowe7331/
Khanav7329/
Kanafe7325/
Kannow7322/
Kasnow7318/
Kanauf7314/
Khanaf738/
Kajnow737/
Casnaw737/
Konayw736/
Kaanaf735/
Kanaif735/
Konawe734/
Kanaub734/
Kanaph734/
Kangaf734/
Qannaw733/
Kannaf733/
Kangow732/
Khanow732/
Kaunow732/
Kanaiv731/
Kanafz731/
Khonaw731/
Canawe731/
Kanhow731/
Kaneav731/
Kainaf731/
Keinaw730/
Keenaw730/
Keneaw730/
Caneaw730/
Kanows730/
Kenhaw730/
Khanova677,452/
Kaynova671,283/
Kaunova671,010/
Kainova67297/
Khanaph6746/
Khanaif6742/
Kangova6723/
Kahanow6718/
Khanowa6718/
Kannova6710/
Kaanova678/
Khosnaw677/
Khanasf675/
Kajnova675/
Kanoowe674/
Khangav673/
Khannaf672/
Kannauv672/
Khanapf671/
Khanafe671/
Kanhova671/
Cainawe671/
Kainaiv671/
Kanauff671/
Kannafe671/
Gkanova671/
Kanouwe671/
Khannav671/
Cayneaw670/

Kanaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaw in the Hindi language
कन्नाkanna66.67
कनवkanava33.33
Kanaw in the Arabic language
كاناوkanaw-
كانوkanw-

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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 Kanaw
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