Kanwali Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanwali (21) may also be a first name.

Kanwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanwali (Hindi: कावली, Oriya: କଅଁଳି) is found most frequently in India. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanwali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kanwali reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Luso-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Kanwali is most prevalent in: Goa, where 89 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 11 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanwali in the Oriya language
କଅଁଳିka'amli-
Kanwali in the Hindi language
कावलीkavali50
कांवलीkanvali50

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