Kunwai Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kunwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kunwai (17) may also be a first name.

Kunwai Last Name Facts

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

Kunwai is most common in Thailand. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunwai? popularity and diffusion

Kunwai is the 1,980,395th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kunwai live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kunwai is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 811,935. In Thailand it is most common in: Nakhon Sawan Province, where 91 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 5 percent reside and Rayong Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Thailand Kunwai is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khunwai927/
Kounwai921/
Kunwa91115/
Konwai83106/
Kunwij8382/
Kounwa8374/
Kunwau8311/
Kumwai838/
Kunwei833/
Kunway833/
Kunwah833/
Kunvai831/
Kunwaj831/
Kaunwi831/
Khonwai771,798/
Kunwiji77882/
Kunwaye775/
Khinwai771/
Koonwai771/
Kounway771/
Kounwah771/
Kumwait771/
Kunweji771/
Kusinwi771/
Kumwhai771/
Kunnwat771/
Khunbai771/
Khunwad771/
Kunui732,057/
Konwa73508/
Kunua7384/
Kunva7381/
Konwi7351/
Kunvi7317/
Kunwe732/
Khoonwai711/
Khunwayo711/
Konway67556/
Konwea67323/
Khunui67128/
Khumwa6781/
Konwei6741/
Kunhua6740/
Konwua6729/
Kunnui6721/
Kumwat6721/
Kunwee678/
Kaumwa677/
Cumwai677/
Kunuas675/
Konwii675/
Kunuah673/
Conwai673/
Keunba672/
Cunwei672/
Konwie672/
Kunmba672/
Kunhui672/
Khonwa671/
Khunwe671/
Kunvyi671/
Kaunbi671/
Qhunwa671/
Kaunui671/
Kumvai671/
Kumnua671/
Kunvas671/
Kumwis671/
Counwa671/
Cunway671/
Kunwet671/
Konnwa671/
Keunui671/
Kounui671/
Cunbai671/
Kuinui671/
Cunwas671/
Koumwi671/
Koumwa671/
Kounwe671/
Kounvi671/
Kaunua671/
Kaunva671/
Konhwa671/
Kunuiz671/
Kunvad671/
Kunvah671/
Kumwij671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunwai
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