Kanawar Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Kanawar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
Kanawar (55) may also be a first name.
Kanawar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanawar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanawar (Hindi: कंवर, Marathi: नावार, Oriya: କନୱାର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanawar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanawar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanawar is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 55 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 14,751,257. In India Kanawar is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 52 percent live, Assam, where 29 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nepal, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanawar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawar in the Hindi language | ||
| कंवर | kanvara | - |
| Kanawar in the Marathi language | ||
| नावार | navara | - |
| Kanawar in the Oriya language | ||
| କନୱାର | kanawara | 59.38 |
| କାନୱାର | kanawara | 18.75 |
| କନୱର | kanawara | 18.75 |
| ସୁକାନୱାର | sukanawara | 3.13 |
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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 Kanawar
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