Kaniwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Kaniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kaniwe (21) may also be a first name.

Kaniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaniwe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaniwe is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kaniwe is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kaniwe are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kaniwe is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kyenjojo District, where 25 percent live, Mbarara District, where 25 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 25 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanaiwe921/
Kaniwez921/
Kaniw911/
Kanawe83693/
Kaniwa83589/
Kanive83217/
Kanuwe8356/
Khaniw8317/
Koniwe838/
Keniwe832/
Kaniwi832/
Kanewe832/
Caniwe831/
Khanniwet804/
Kaneiwa77991/
Khanawe77106/
Kanhiwa7780/
Kanaiwa7713/
Kanawei7712/
Khaniwa779/
Kanibei774/
Keniwei773/
Kannewe772/
Kanyewe772/
Koniwei771/
Kanouwe771/
Kaniewa771/
Kanuuwe771/
Kanievi771/
Kamnywe771/
Kaanawe771/
Kanyowe771/
Caniw7361/
Kanew7325/
Koniw7318/
Kanjw731/
Khanieva71345/
Kaniyeva7151/
Kaynieva7128/
Kanayiwa716/
Kannieva713/
Kanewest711/
Kaniyawa711/
Kanayibe711/
Kanisues710/
Kanywa67232/
Canive67225/
Kanewa67195/
Canibe67122/
Koniwa6797/
Kanave6779/
Kanevi6771/
Konive6743/
Kaniva6740/
Khaniyeva6733/
Kanuve6724/
Kanjwa6724/
Kanivi6723/
Kaneby6723/
Kenuwe6712/
Kanjui678/
Khanew676/
Kenewe676/
Konewe675/
Kenive674/
Caniwa674/
Konawe674/
Kaneve672/
Keniwi672/
Khaynieva671/
Kaniveová671/
Kanivy671/
Kanjue671/
Kanywi671/
Qanewe671/
Canawe671/
Kanuvi671/
Coniwe671/
Kanhve671/
Kaneew671/

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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 Kaniwe
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