Kenwa Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kenwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Syria311:622,6145,649
India271:28,409,829361,298
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kenwa (846) may also be a first name.

Kenwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenwa is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenwa is the 1,267,784th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Kenwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kenwa live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Levant. Kenwa is also the 280,396th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 846 people.

The last name Kenwa is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 416,924. Excluding Iraq this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 17 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenway911,160/
Kenwat9164/
Kenwai9121/
Keanwa9117/
Kuenwa9110/
Kenwah913/
Keinwa911/
Kienwa911/
Keenwa911/
Kemnwa911/
Keinway836/
Keanewa834/
Kennway833/
Kienwah832/
Kenwaia831/
Kinwa80358/
Kenwi80206/
Kenua8011/
Kenwo8010/
Kenwy809/
Kenwe801/
Kinway7327/
Kenuha7322/
Kinwad7321/
Chenwa7318/
Kinwai7313/
Kenwou7313/
Kenuay735/
Kinwah735/
Kainwa735/
Kyonwa734/
Keenwi733/
Koenwe733/
Kenwie733/
Kenwii731/
Kuenwi731/
Kemway731/
Kennwe731/
Kinwua731/
Kenwey730/
Cenway730/
Koenwee6740/
Kehnuah676/
Quenwas673/
Chenway672/
Keunwoo671/
Chenwai671/
Kaenuah671/
Chenwea671/
Koinway671/
Knwi671/
Keenwii671/
Kenhwou671/
Kiennwe671/
Kienwou671/
Khinwai671/
Kenwesh671/
Knba671/
Knwe671/
Knwj671/
Kenbhai671/

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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 Kenwa
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