Kanvi Surname
Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname
Kanvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 892 | 1:11,587 | 1,582 |
| India | 308 | 1:2,490,472 | 79,604 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanvi (95) may also be a first name.
Kanvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanvi (Hindi: कांवी, Marathi: कनवी) is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanvi? popularity and diffusion
Kanvi is the 312,624th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. Kanvi is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Kanvi live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanvi is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 95 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 11,587. In Benin Kanvi is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 84 percent reside, Zou Department, where 4 percent reside and Mono Department, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanvi in the Marathi language | ||
| कनवी | kanavi | 84.62 |
| कान्वी | kanvi | 15.38 |
| Kanvi in the Hindi language | ||
| कांवी | kanvi | 42.86 |
| कान्वी | kanvi | 28.57 |
| कंवी | kanvi | 14.29 |
| कन्वी | kanvi | 7.14 |
| कनवी | kanavi | 7.14 |
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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 Kanvi
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