Kanwal Surname

6,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan88,3671:2,022279
India2,5031:306,45817,176
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
England4081:136,56413,368
United Arab Emirates3701:24,7632,798
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominica11:75,891912
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanwal92157/
Kanwale9274/
Kainwal928/
Kanwald927/
Kanwall924/
Kanwaal923/
Kanwwal922/
Kahnwal922/
Kaanwal922/
Kannwal922/
Kanwasl921/
Kkanwal921/
Kanwail921/
Kahnwald8665/
Khanwale8623/
Kkanwaal861/
Khanwald861/
Kanval83737/
Konwal8347/
Qanwal8310/
Kanual833/
Kanwol833/
Canwal831/
Kanvale771,240/
Kamnual7742/
Khenwal7710/
Khanval7710/
Khanual7710/
Kaimwal775/
Konwald774/
Katnual774/
Kanvall773/
Quanwal772/
Kanwole771/
Kainual771/
Kannual771/
Kanwool771/
Khonwal771/
Kahnval771/
Koinwal771/
Khamnual7184/
Khanvale7120/
Kamnvale711/
Kanwoule711/
Kamwatil711/
Kohnwald711/
Katenual711/
Canbal67478/
Qanbal67101/
Kenval6734/
Canval6717/
Kamval6715/
Konval675/
Conwal674/
Komwal673/
Canual672/
Kanvol672/
Konwał671/

Kanwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanwal in the Hindi language
कनवालkanavala76.18
कंवलkanvala14.34
सिंहsinha2.98
कन्वालkanvala2.84
कवलkavala1.22
कवंलkavanla1.08
कंवालkanvala0.27
कनवलkanavala0.14
चन्द्रcandra0.14
कणवालkanavala0.14
कुणवलkunavala0.14
कन्वलkanvala0.14
Kanwal in the Marathi language
कंवलkanvala38.78
कनवालkanavala19.39
कनवलkanavala11.22
कवलkavala5.1
कानवलkanavala4.08
कमलkamala4.08
कानवालkanavala3.06
कनवळkanavala2.04
कावलkavala2.04
कंनवालkannavala2.04
कणवळkanavala2.04
कनवाळkanavala2.04
कबलkabala1.02
इकबालikabala1.02
कन्वलkanvala1.02
कंवळkanvala1.02
Kanwal in the Oriya language
କୱଲkawala25
କନୱାଲkanawala25
କଅଁଲka'amla25
କଁୱଲkamwala25

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