Kanwai Surname
Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname
Kanwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 779 | 1:227,398 | 13,343 |
| Thailand | 456 | 1:154,909 | 24,661 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Kanwai (123) may also be a first name.
Kanwai Demographics
Average Kanwai Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanwai occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwai? popularity and diffusion
Kanwai is the 286,496th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kanwai are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanwai is also the 840,349th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 123 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 779 people, or 1 in 227,398. In Nigeria Kanwai is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 83 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Sokoto, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Kanwai Last Name Statistics demography
Kanwai earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.
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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 Kanwai
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