Kanwa Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3081:229,34538,679
Zambia2521:62,8975,622
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
Pakistan1811:986,98312,883
Niger1071:179,3656,287
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
Burkina Faso891:206,2034,436
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
India191:40,371,862445,856
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kanwa (972) may also be a first name.

Kanwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanwa (Hindi: कनवा, Marathi: कण्व) is found most in Thailand. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,501st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,078,429 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kanwa are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 21 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Kanwa is also the 258,519th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 972 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 229,345. In Thailand Kanwa is most frequent in: Kalasin Province, where 97 percent live, Bangkok, where 1 percent live and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Thailand it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanwai911,341/
Kanwea91151/
Kanway9145/
Keanwa9117/
Khanwa9111/
Kainwa915/
Kanwah913/
Kanhwa911/
Kanwga911/
Kanwhea8356/
Keanewa834/
Kanwaya832/
Kannwai832/
Kanwaja832/
Khanwaa831/
Kanwash831/
Kanwiea831/
Kahanwa831/
Kanwach831/
Khanwai831/
Keanwad831/
Konwa80508/
Kanua80376/
Kanwi80309/
Kanwe80257/
Kanva80118/
Canwa8066/
Kawaj8041/
Kanwo8029/
Qanwa802/
Kanwé801/
Kanwy801/
Khanwahd774/
Kahanwat772/
Khanwahe771/
Kahnweah771/
Kassenwa771/
Kanwaggi771/
Khanweaz771/
Kainwo734,675/
Khawaj73715/
Konway73556/
Konwea73323/
Kanwei73226/
Kanwee73155/
Kanwie73153/
Kanwet73147/
Konwai73106/
Kounwa7374/
Kanuea7363/
Kamwaj7355/
Kainua7355/
Kamwaz7348/
Kamwau7334/
Konwua7329/
Kanweh7325/
Khanva7315/
Kanwou7312/
Khanwo739/
Kaïnba739/
Canway738/
Kaumwa737/
Kanuah737/
Kamway735/
Kannua734/
Kanvay734/
Kanbah734/
Kamwas734/
Khanua732/
Kanwey732/
Konwah732/
Kanwoh732/
Kanwid732/
Kamwad732/
Kaanba731/
Khanwe731/
Khanwi731/
Kanvah731/
Kanvap731/
Konwad731/
Konwas731/
Konnwa731/
Kanbea731/
Kanwhe731/
Kaanwi731/
Keinwa731/
Kaunua731/
Kaunva731/
Kaunwi731/
Kanuay731/
Kaamwa731/
Konhwa731/
Qanwat731/
Kainwe731/
Kamwaa731/
Qanway731/
Kamnua731/
Kanvai731/
Khonwa731/
Kaynva731/
Kahahanwa7134/
Khanwahdh711/
Khonwai671,798/
Kohnway67189/
Kainuah6715/
Kotenwa6713/
Kanwetz6712/
Kamwaha6710/
Konwhea677/
Keinway676/
Kannuah676/
Kanweez676/
Kanvaja675/
Khanbah675/
Khanmba675/
Khanvas674/
Khanbaa674/
Khamwua674/
Kanbaai674/
Kamwass674/
Kanvaya673/
Kanbeah673/
Konnwah672/
Kahanua672/
Khanwet672/
Khamnua672/
Kannuha672/
Khanvai671/
Kannwje671/
Qamnwas671/
Koonwai671/
Khanwie671/
Kounway671/
Kainbah671/
Kounwah671/
Quanwah671/
Koinway671/
Khonway671/
Konwgah671/
Kainwoh671/
Kanvaiz671/
Konwasz671/
Kosinwa671/
Kounwai671/
Qanwahy671/
Qanwash671/
Canwach671/
Koonwat671/
Kainbay671/
Khanwei671/
Kanweer671/
Khamwas671/
Khanwee671/
Khanwis671/
Khawaaj671/
Keanvad671/

Kanwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanwa in the Hindi language
कनवाkanava-
Kanwa in the Marathi language
कण्वkanva40
कानवाkanava40
कनवरkanavara20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanwa
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