Kanawi Surname

360,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea8221:9,919825
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kanawi (542) may also be a first name.

Kanawi Last Name Facts

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

Kanawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanawi is the 360,039th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kanawi are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 361,930th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 542 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 9,919. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Manus, where 27 percent live, East Sepik, where 24 percent live and Madang, where 8 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Kanawi Last Name Statistics demography

Kanawi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.56% more than the national average, earning $57,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangawi9221/
Khanawi9219/
Kanawei9212/
Kannawi9211/
Kanawai926/
Kanawii926/
Kanawie921/
Kanawit921/
Khanawai861/
Kanaweit861/
Kanawait861/
Kanavi834,665/
Kanawa832,984/
Kenawi832,019/
Kanawe83693/
Kanowi83101/
Kanawy8311/
Canawi839/
Konawi831/
Qanawi831/
Kangawuhi801/
Kamhawi77894/
Khanawe77106/
Khanavi7742/
Koenawi7733/
Kanaway7732/
Kaunawa7727/
Kounawi7726/
Qanawiz7715/
Kanowei7714/
Kanaiwa7713/
Kangavi7713/
Kainavi7711/
Khanawa778/
Konawai778/
Kanawje775/
Kannavi775/
Kanowit775/
Kanaviy774/
Kanaivi773/
Kanavhi772/
Kanavid772/
Kahnavi772/
Kangowi772/
Kanavai772/
Kaunabi771/
Canawui771/
Keenawi771/
Kahnawa771/
Kanowoi771/
Kanabyi771/
Kanahwa771/
Kanaiwe771/
Kaanabi771/
Kaanawe771/
Gkanawa771/
Kanauwa771/
Kanaweh771/
Kanaiva771/
Kanaviz771/
Kenawei771/
Khonawi771/
Khasnawish751/
Kahanawich751/
Kanhawet7182/
Kongnawi7136/
Kanavich7130/
Kanowith7110/
Katnawer717/
Khannavi715/
Khangavi714/
Kasnavis714/
Khanawet714/
Khanaywa713/
Khanavai711/
Khanabih711/
Khanaibi711/
Khaneabi711/
Khanhabi711/
Khatnavi711/
Khasnawy711/
Kannabei711/
Kanaaabi711/
Kanahawa711/
Kanaivai711/
Kanavitt711/
Kenawy6718,424/
Kanava67399/
Konawa67206/
Kenawe67196/
Kanaby67195/
Khotnawit67193/
Kanavy67182/
Qenawi67124/
Kanabé6783/
Kanave6779/
Kanevi6771/
Kanhathui6761/
Kenewi6752/
Khongnawi6740/
Kanowe6731/
Kanovi6727/
Konowi6726/
Khanahbei6712/
Canabi6711/
Konavi679/
Canavi677/
Canawa676/
Kenavi676/
Konawe674/
Khannavis674/
Qanawa674/
Khanahabi673/
Kanewe672/
Kannabhoi671/
Kanovaitė671/
Qanabi671/
Canawe671/

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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 Kanawi
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