Kanv Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India671:11,448,737210,278
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanv (55) may also be a first name.

Kanv Last Name Facts

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

Kanv (Hindi: कंव, Marathi: कण्व) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanv are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanv is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Kanv is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 58 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 31 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Other than India Kanv exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanv8921/
Kaunv894/
Khanvp801/
Kanw75159/
Kanf7516/
Kamv755/
Konv754/
Canv752/
Kanbh67179/
Khanf6747/
Khamv6726/
Kanph6710/
Kanfe6710/
Khanw679/
Kanhb675/
Kanpf675/
Khonv674/
Kanhw672/
Kanff672/
Keanf671/
Kamvh671/
Kangehev671/
Kainf671/
Keanb671/

Kanv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanv in the Hindi language
कंवkanva86.96
कण्वkanva13.04
Kanv in the Marathi language
कण्वkanva72
कन्वkanva20
कान्वkanva8

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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 Kanv
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