Kanivar Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kanivar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanivar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kanivar (59) may also be a first name.

Kanivar Last Name Facts

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

Kanivar (Hindi: कुंवर, Marathi: कनीवार) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanivar.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanivar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Kanivar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanivar live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kanivar is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,993,132. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Ankara Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanivar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanivar in the Hindi language
कुंवरkunvara50
कनिवारkanivara50
Kanivar in the Marathi language
कनीवारkanivara46.15
किणवारkinavara30.77
किनवारkinavara15.38
किनवरkinavara7.69

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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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  • 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 Kanivar
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