Kanokwan Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanokwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanokwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1941:364,11563,790
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Kanokwan (42,990) may also be a first name.

Kanokwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanokwan is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanokwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanokwan reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 20,961st most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 42,990 people.

It is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 364,115. In Thailand Kanokwan is most numerous in: Udon Thani Province, where 21 percent are found, Bangkok, where 17 percent are found and Pattani Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Thailand Kanokwan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanokkwan941/
Kanogwan882/
Kanekwan881/
Konokwan881/
Kanakwang825/
Kanokwong823/
Kanuckwaun781/
Kongnakwong5370/
Canacuan501,233/
Canaguan5050/
Konogbon501/
Caneguan501/

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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 Kanokwan
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