Kanywa Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Kanywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kanywa (57) may also be a first name.
Kanywa Demographics
Kanywa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanaywa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaniwa | 83 | 589 | / |
| Kanewa | 83 | 195 | / |
| Kanuwa | 83 | 80 | / |
| Kanjwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Qanywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanywi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaneiwa | 77 | 991 | / |
| Kaniwat | 77 | 162 | / |
| Kanhiwa | 77 | 80 | / |
| Kainuwa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Kanhuwa | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kanyova | 77 | 62 | / |
| Kaniwas | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kanuhwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kanaiwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kanuwai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khaniwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kanuway | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kanewad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Keanewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaunuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Konyowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kangewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanybai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaniwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kannewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaniewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanyowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khonywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konnywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamnywe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canyway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khanewah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaunyova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khonyowa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kannewad | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khangiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanyova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanhuhwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katniwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneva | 67 | 13,986 | / |
| Konuwa | 67 | 333 | / |
| Konjwa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Koniwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kanuva | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kanuwo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kanuwe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kaniva | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kanewo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kaneby | 67 | 23 | / |
| Konewa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kanjua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Konyva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kangaihwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaniwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caniwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khangaiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaniwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanivy | 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 Kanywa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis