Kanwo Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Kanwo (18) may also be a first name.
Kanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kanwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kanwo are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name Kanwo is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainwo | 91 | 4,675 | / |
| Kanwou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Khanwo | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kanwoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kainwoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanwa | 80 | 1,435 | / |
| Konwo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kanuo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kanvo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanwoitz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kainwood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kainbo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Keanwa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kamwou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khanwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kanuos | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kainwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kamwoj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kanwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kanvoj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kanboj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Konwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kanmbo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kanvgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanwga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kounwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Konnwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Konwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khanuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanvot | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kanbooh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khonwot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keanewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasimwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanmboj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenhwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keunwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanmbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanwach | 67 | 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 Kanwo
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