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
The last name Kanwo is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kanwo are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Kanwo is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Kanwo is mostly found in: North Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Kanwo occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 31 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
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
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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 Kanwo
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