Kanviya Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanviya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanviya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanviya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanviya (Hindi: कंविया, Marathi: कनिवया) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanviya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanviya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kanviya live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanviya is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamviya864/
Kanvija864/
Kanvaya863/
Kanviye861/
Kanwiya861/
Kanuiya861/
Kanvay774/
Kanvai771/
Kanvie771/
Kanvey771/
Khanvayat751/
Kanvaje71153/
Kanwaia715/
Kanvaja715/
Canvuia714/
Kanwaya712/
Kanwiea711/
Kanvaji711/
Khanvai711/
Komviya711/
Kanwaiy711/
Kanvaiz711/
Kanuiia711/
Khanvait6716/
Khanveiz671/
Khanvayi671/
Kanweiah671/
Konvayah671/
Kannuija671/
Khanbaya671/
Kanbaiah671/

Kanviya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanviya in the Hindi language
कंवियाkanviya-
Kanviya in the Marathi language
कनिवयाkanivaya-

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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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  • 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 Kanviya
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