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 last name Kanawal (Hindi: कनवाल, Marathi: कनवाल, Oriya: କନୱଲ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanawal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,718,748th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kanawal are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kanawal is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename on earth, borne by 60 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 75 percent are found, Sindh, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Kanawal occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 47 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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