Kaniwan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Kaniwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kaniwan (4) may also be a first name.

Kaniwan Last Name Facts

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

Kaniwan is borne by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kaniwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniwan? popularity and diffusion

Kaniwan is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kaniwan are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Kaniwan is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 4 people.

The last name Kaniwan is most common in Chile, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,808,237. Barring Chile this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaniwan934/
Kaniwane931/
Caniwan8612/
Kanewan865/
Kanivan861/
Kanjwan861/
Kanuwain8056/
Khanewan8018/
Kanjwane807/
Kanibain804/
Kaneewan802/
Kagniwon801/
Kannivan800/
Caniban711,174/
Khamniwong71275/
Canivan7133/
Kanivon711/
Canihuan67198/
Kanitthuang6765/
Kanuvain678/
Kanjvane675/
Konhiwon673/
Cannivan671/
Coniwane671/
Khaneban671/
Kanevane671/

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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 Kaniwan
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