Kanawai Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kanawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kanawai (52) may also be a first name.
Kanawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanawai is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanawai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kanawai reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread forename worldwide, held by 52 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Kanawai is most common in: Morobe, where 75 percent live and Madang, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kanawai is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.
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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 Kanawai
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