Kanven Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kanven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kanven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanven is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Kanven is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanven reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Kanven is most common in: Plateau, where 80 percent are found, Kaduna, where 16 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamven8391/
Kanvin8332/
Konven833/
Kenven830/
Khenven7733/
Kounven7715/
Kanwhen7714/
Kanwein777/
Konvenh771/
Kanveam771/
Kamveng771/
Kanwene771/
Khamvene7112/
Khamvenh711/
Kaynvyna711/
Kounvenn711/
Kounvene711/
Kenvin67607/
Canvin67466/
Konvin6712/
Conven6710/
Camven673/
Kamvem671/

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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 Kanven
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