Kanwal Surname
Approximately 92,809 people bear this surname
Kanwal Surname User-submission:
The Kanwal is the Brahmin surname, generally belonging to the Uttarakhand Himanchal Pradesh region and and some Nepal regions. They are Brahmins and come under the general category officially.
Kanwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 88,367 | 1:2,022 | 279 |
| India | 2,503 | 1:306,458 | 17,176 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| England | 408 | 1:136,564 | 13,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 370 | 1:24,763 | 2,798 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kanwal (72,741) may also be a first name.
Kanwal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kanwal is the Brahmin surname, generally belonging to the Uttarakhand Himanchal Pradesh region and and some Nepal regions. They are Brahmins and come under the general category officially.
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Average Kanwal Salary in
United States
$54,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanwal (Hindi: कनवाल, Marathi: कंवल, Oriya: କୱଲ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kanwal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,096th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 78,522 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanwal are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kanwal is also the 13,443rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 72,741 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 88,367 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Pakistan Kanwal is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 59 percent reside, Sindh, where 31 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Besides Pakistan it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Kanwal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kanwal surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kanwal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27% more than the national average, earning $54,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $55,461 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanwal | 92 | 157 | / |
| Kanwale | 92 | 74 | / |
| Kainwal | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kanwald | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kanwall | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kanwaal | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kanwwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kahnwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaanwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kannwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kanwasl | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kkanwal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanwail | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahnwald | 86 | 65 | / |
| Khanwale | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kkanwaal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanwald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanval | 83 | 737 | / |
| Konwal | 83 | 47 | / |
| Qanwal | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kanual | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kanwol | 83 | 3 | / |
| Canwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanvale | 77 | 1,240 | / |
| Kamnual | 77 | 42 | / |
| Khenwal | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khanval | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khanual | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kaimwal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Konwald | 77 | 4 | / |
| Katnual | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanvall | 77 | 3 | / |
| Quanwal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanwole | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kainual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kannual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanwool | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khonwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahnval | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koinwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khamnual | 71 | 84 | / |
| Khanvale | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kamnvale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanwoule | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwatil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohnwald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katenual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canbal | 67 | 478 | / |
| Qanbal | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kenval | 67 | 34 | / |
| Canval | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kamval | 67 | 15 | / |
| Konval | 67 | 5 | / |
| Conwal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Komwal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Canual | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanvol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konwał | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanwal in the Hindi language | ||
| कनवाल | kanavala | 76.18 |
| कंवल | kanvala | 14.34 |
| सिंह | sinha | 2.98 |
| कन्वाल | kanvala | 2.84 |
| कवल | kavala | 1.22 |
| कवंल | kavanla | 1.08 |
| कंवाल | kanvala | 0.27 |
| कनवल | kanavala | 0.14 |
| चन्द्र | candra | 0.14 |
| कणवाल | kanavala | 0.14 |
| कुणवल | kunavala | 0.14 |
| कन्वल | kanvala | 0.14 |
| Kanwal in the Marathi language | ||
| कंवल | kanvala | 38.78 |
| कनवाल | kanavala | 19.39 |
| कनवल | kanavala | 11.22 |
| कवल | kavala | 5.1 |
| कानवल | kanavala | 4.08 |
| कमल | kamala | 4.08 |
| कानवाल | kanavala | 3.06 |
| कनवळ | kanavala | 2.04 |
| कावल | kavala | 2.04 |
| कंनवाल | kannavala | 2.04 |
| कणवळ | kanavala | 2.04 |
| कनवाळ | kanavala | 2.04 |
| कबल | kabala | 1.02 |
| इकबाल | ikabala | 1.02 |
| कन्वल | kanvala | 1.02 |
| कंवळ | kanvala | 1.02 |
| Kanwal in the Oriya language | ||
| କୱଲ | kawala | 25 |
| କନୱାଲ | kanawala | 25 |
| କଅଁଲ | ka'amla | 25 |
| କଁୱଲ | kamwala | 25 |
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