Kanwanya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Kanwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanwanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kanwanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwanya? popularity and diffusion
Kanwanya is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanwanya live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Kanwanya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Kanwanya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawanya | 93 | 14 | / |
| Kanwanye | 88 | 106 | / |
| Kamwwanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamwannya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamwanyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kawonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamwania | 75 | 394 | / |
| Komwanya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kamvanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanuanjai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanboonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwanji | 63 | 178 | / |
| Kamwanje | 63 | 133 | / |
| Kombanya | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kanvange | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kanuanji | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kambanye | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kamwonyo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kambanjah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanvanjit | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kamnuanjit | 56 | 5 | / |
| Qambonya | 50 | 85 | / |
| Kambonyo | 50 | 41 | / |
| Kamvanji | 50 | 9 | / |
| Kambonye | 50 | 3 | / |
| Komwanje | 50 | 2 | / |
| Komwonyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kombanyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kombanye | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanwanya
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