Kanewu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanewu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanewu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanewu is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanewu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangewu921/
Kanewou921/
Kanawu8343/
Kanhwu8319/
Kanevu831/
Kanevou7710/
Koineewu711/
Katnevou711/
Kaneabou711/
Kounewou711/
Kanavu6723/
Konevu678/
Konebu676/
Kenawu675/
Kanovu674/
Canawu673/
Kanivu672/
Conewu671/
Kanyvu671/
Kanavou62459/
Kanyovu62203/
Khenevu621/
Kanivut621/
Canawui621/
Koneuvau578/
Kannibau571/
Kounhaweu531/

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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 Kanewu
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