Kaniwa Surname
Approximately 589 people bear this surname
Kaniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 389 | 1:328,649 | 11,639 |
| Zimbabwe | 119 | 1:129,733 | 17,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kaniwa (19) may also be a first name.
Kaniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaniwa (Hindi: कनिवा) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 544,093rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname Kaniwa is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Kaniwa reside; 66 percent reside in East Asia and 66 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kaniwa is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 328,649. In Japan Kaniwa is primarily found in: Saitama Prefecture, where 41 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 25 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 24 percent are found. Beside Japan Kaniwa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaniwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniwa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनिवा | kaniva | - |
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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 Kaniwa
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