Kanwer Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Kanwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2291:3,349,63096,743
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanwer (422) may also be a first name.

Kanwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanwer (Hindi: कंवर, Marathi: कंवर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 906,170th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Kanwer occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kanwer reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanwer is also the 418,267th most common first name on earth It is held by 422 people.

The surname Kanwer is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 3,349,630. In India Kanwer is most frequent in: Punjab, where 26 percent are found, Delhi, where 22 percent are found and Assam, where 17 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Kanwer Last Name Statistics demography

Kanwer earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 126.25% more than the national average, earning $97,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanwere925/
Khanwer922/
Kanweer921/
Kanweire861/
Konwer832,134/
Kanver83104/
Kanuer8310/
Qanwer831/
Konwert7712/
Kanuere775/
Kanwair771/
Komnwer771/
Koonwer771/
Konwetr771/
Kanvier771/
Kanvere771/
Kanveer771/
Kannuer771/
Khanver771/
Canwert770/
Kannouer712/
Kamweire712/
Kamweere711/
Kanuhere711/
Khanbher711/
Kaamwere711/
Khanveer711/
Canver67363/
Canber67105/
Qanber6765/
Konber6734/
Kamver6723/
Kanvir679/
Canuer673/
Konver673/
Conwer671/
Kenver670/

Kanwer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanwer in the Hindi language
कंवरkanvara85.71
कवंरkavanra14.29
Kanwer in the Marathi language
कंवरkanvara66.67
कनवेरkanavera33.33

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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
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  • 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 Kanwer
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