Kanwa Surname
Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname
Kanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 308 | 1:229,345 | 38,679 |
| Zambia | 252 | 1:62,897 | 5,622 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Pakistan | 181 | 1:986,983 | 12,883 |
| Niger | 107 | 1:179,365 | 6,287 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| Burkina Faso | 89 | 1:206,203 | 4,436 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Nepal | 16 | 1:1,780,060 | 7,778 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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 last name Kanwa (Hindi: कनवा, Marathi: कण्व) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanwa is the 271,501st most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kanwa live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 21 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kanwa is also the 258,519th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 972 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 229,345. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Kalasin Province, where 97 percent live, Bangkok, where 1 percent live and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanwa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनवा | kanava | - |
| Kanwa in the Marathi language | ||
| कण्व | kanva | 40 |
| कानवा | kanava | 40 |
| कनवर | kanavara | 20 |
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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 Kanwa
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