Kanwee Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Kanwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 103 | 1:42,801 | 3,905 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
Kanwee (11) may also be a first name.
Kanwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanwee occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwee? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanwee is the 1,403,590th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kanwee reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
Kanwee is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 42,801. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 45 percent live, Sinoe County, where 28 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 24 percent live. Other than Liberia it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 34 percent live.
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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 Kanwee
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