Kanw Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Kanw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 152 | 1:1,175,289 | 14,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanw is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanw? popularity and diffusion
Kanw is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Kanw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanw reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,175,289. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 97 percent reside and Sindh, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanwe | 89 | 257 | / |
| Khanw | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kanhw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khanww | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanwhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanv | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kanf | 75 | 16 | / |
| Konw | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kamw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangeew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kanbowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanbh | 67 | 179 | / |
| Konwe | 67 | 67 | / |
| Khanf | 67 | 47 | / |
| Khanv | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kanph | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanfe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Canwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanhb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanpf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaunv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaaaaanw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konws | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanw
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