Kanywani Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Kanywani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Kanywani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanywani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanywani is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanywani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanywani reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanywani is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kiruhura District, where 15 percent are found, Kampala District, where 13 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanywanyi | 94 | 9 | / |
| Kanyowani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanjwani | 88 | 75 | / |
| Kanywana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanjwane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kanjvani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Konywana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanebani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konywaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneboyni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanevanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniveni | 63 | 29 | / |
| Kanevana | 63 | 15 | / |
| Kaneveni | 63 | 13 | / |
| Kanjvane | 63 | 5 | / |
| Konibani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanewene | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canevani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konjwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konebani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kenewane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanevane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanneveni | 59 | 181 | / |
| Kannevoni | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khonjwana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kounibani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanniveni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanneboni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanneboini | 56 | 3 | / |
| Kanneboine | 56 | 3 | / |
| Cañuani | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kenewene | 50 | 1 | / |
| Coniwane | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canevana | 50 | 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 Kanywani
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