Koniwa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Koniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan661:1,937,03527,402
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Koniwa (21) may also be a first name.

Koniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koniwa is found most in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koniwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Koniwa are found; 68 percent are found in East Asia and 68 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 21 people.

Koniwa is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 1,937,035. In Japan it is mostly found in: Okayama Prefecture, where 59 percent live, Tottori Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Not including Japan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koniwah921/
Kaniwa83589/
Konuwa83333/
Konjwa83220/
Kuniwa8388/
Konewa8317/
Koniva839/
Koniwe838/
Keniwa832/
Konhwa831/
Kaneiwa77991/
Kuonewa77358/
Kaniwat77162/
Konuwah77159/
Konieva77108/
Kanhiwa7780/
Khonjwa7735/
Kaniwas7729/
Coniway7716/
Kanaiwa7713/
Khaniwa779/
Konewai778/
Kongiva777/
Konaiba775/
Khuniwa774/
Konewua773/
Konyowa773/
Coniswa773/
Kungiwa771/
Konewah771/
Koniwei771/
Konewad771/
Komniva771/
Kaniewa771/
Konnywa771/
Khonywa771/
Kaniwad771/
Khonyowa719/
Kunniwat714/
Konnieva714/
Kounibai712/
Khangiwa712/
Koneewua711/
Konuweah711/
Kangaiwa711/
Kounieva711/
Katniwat711/
Khonewad711/
Koonewua711/
Koneva6718,238/
Conjwa67924/
Kanywa67232/
Kanewa67195/
Kuniva67119/
Kenewa67119/
Kanuwa6780/
Kunjwa6769/
Kunewa6764/
Konive6743/
Kaniva6740/
Kanjwa6724/
Konyva6715/
Kaniwe677/
Coniba677/
Kangaihwa677/
Kenywa676/
Konevi675/
Konewe675/
Khangaiwa674/
Caniwa674/
Kenuwa673/
Kuniwo673/
Konuva673/
Kunywa672/
Kaniwi672/
Keniva672/
Qonjwa671/
Qoniwi671/
Koniby671/
Konjua671/
Kooneewua671/
Konewo671/
Qeniwa671/
Khonjwaya671/
Coniwe671/

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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 Koniwa
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