Kanawal Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kanawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
India531:14,472,932242,024
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanawal (60) may also be a first name.

Kanawal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanawal (Hindi: कनवाल, Marathi: कनवाल, Oriya: କନୱଲ) is found most in Pakistan. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanawal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kanawal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kanawal is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 60 people.

The last name Kanawal is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 23 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 47 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanawal in the Marathi language
कनवालkanavala-
Kanawal in the Hindi language
कनवालkanavala87.5
प्रसादprasada6.25
कनावालkanavala6.25
Kanawal in the Oriya language
କନୱଲkanawala80
କନୱାଲkanawala20

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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
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  • 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 Kanawal
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