Kanywa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
Kenya541:855,18332,488
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kanywa (57) may also be a first name.

Kanywa Last Name Facts

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

Kanywa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanywa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanywa is the 1,070,546th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanywa reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanywa is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 433,770. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Ntungamo District, where 19 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 16 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 23 percent reside.

Kanywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanaywa863/
Kaniwa83589/
Kanewa83195/
Kanuwa8380/
Kanjwa8324/
Qanywa831/
Kanywi831/
Kaneiwa77991/
Kaniwat77162/
Kanhiwa7780/
Kainuwa7770/
Kanhuwa7765/
Kanyova7762/
Kaniwas7729/
Kanuhwa7721/
Kanaiwa7713/
Kanuwai7711/
Khaniwa779/
Kanuway778/
Kanewad776/
Keanewa774/
Kaunuwa774/
Konyowa773/
Kangewa772/
Kanybai772/
Kaniwad771/
Kanuwah771/
Kanyoua771/
Kannewa771/
Kaniewa771/
Kanyowe771/
Khonywa771/
Konnywa771/
Kamnywe771/
Canyway770/
Khanewah7116/
Kaunyova7111/
Khonyowa719/
Kannewad719/
Khangiwa712/
Khanyova712/
Kanhuhwa712/
Katniwat711/
Kaneewad711/
Kangaiwa711/
Kaneva6713,986/
Konuwa67333/
Konjwa67220/
Koniwa6797/
Kanuva6772/
Kanuwo6763/
Kanuwe6756/
Kaniva6740/
Kanewo6727/
Kaneby6723/
Konewa6717/
Kanjua6716/
Konyva6715/
Kangaihwa677/
Kaniwe677/
Caniwa674/
Khangaiwa674/
Kaniwi672/
Kanewe672/
Konhwa671/
Kanhvy671/
Kanivy671/

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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 Kanywa
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