Kaniwa Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

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

Kaniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3891:328,64911,639
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The surname Kaniwa (Hindi: कनिवा) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaniwa is the 544,093rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Kaniwa live; 66 percent live in East Asia and 66 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Kaniwa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 328,649. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 41 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 25 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Japan Kaniwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaneiwa92991/
Kaniwat92162/
Kanhiwa9280/
Kaniwas9229/
Kanaiwa9213/
Khaniwa929/
Kaniwad921/
Kaniewa921/
Khangiwa862/
Katniwat861/
Kangaiwa861/
Kanywa83232/
Kanewa83195/
Koniwa8397/
Kanuwa8380/
Kaniva8340/
Kanjwa8324/
Kaniwe837/
Caniwa834/
Kaniwi832/
Keniwa832/
Kangaihwa807/
Khangaiwa804/
Kanieva77605/
Kainuwa7770/
Kanhuwa7765/
Kanuhwa7721/
Kanivat7712/
Kanuwai7711/
Kanuway778/
Kaniova777/
Kanewad776/
Kanivad774/
Keanewa774/
Kaunuwa774/
Caniwat772/
Kaenewa772/
Kangewa772/
Kanuwah771/
Koniwah771/
Kanaiva771/
Kangiva771/
Kanoiva771/
Kaenywa771/
Kanaiwe771/
Kaniwez771/
Kannewa771/
Khanieva71345/
Kaynieva7128/
Khanivah7120/
Khanewah7116/
Kannewad719/
Khanaywa713/
Kanibhay713/
Kannieva713/
Khanivad712/
Kanhuhwa712/
Kanaivai711/
Khaneiva711/
Kanaivat711/
Kaneewad711/
Khanivai711/
Kannibau711/
Kaneva6713,986/
Konuwa67333/
Konjwa67220/
Kanive67217/
Kenewa67119/
Kanuva6772/
Kanevi6771/
Caniba6767/
Kanuwo6763/
Kanivo6742/
Kanewo6727/
Kanivi6723/
Konewa6717/
Kanjua6716/
Koniva679/
Kanjui678/
Koniwe678/
Kenywa676/
Khanniwet674/
Caniva673/
Kenuwa673/
Kanewe672/
Keniva672/
Kahanibaj671/
Khaynieva671/
Kanivy671/
Kanywi671/
Konhwa671/
Qanywa671/
Qeniwa671/
Caniwe671/

Kaniwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaniwa in the Hindi language
कनिवाkaniva-

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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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  • 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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