Kunwar Surname

3,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kunwar Surname User-submission:

Kunwar means a 'prince', 'young boy' or 'bachelor'.

Kunwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India153,9931:4,981444
Nepal5601:50,8591,519
United Arab Emirates5011:18,2882,165
Qatar4711:5,006532
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Malaysia1701:173,49510,537
England1661:335,65124,624
Pakistan1091:1,638,93517,168
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Australia631:428,50333,982
Canada371:995,82774,831
Japan251:5,113,77239,513
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Oman141:263,4264,299
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kunwar (18,194) may also be a first name.

Kunwar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kunwar means a 'prince', 'young boy' or 'bachelor'.

- santoshthapa

Kunwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunwar (Arabic: كونوار, Hindi: कुंवर, Marathi: कुंवर, Oriya: କୁଅଁର) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunwar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,571st most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 46,393 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kunwar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,507th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 18,194 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 153,993 people, or 1 in 4,981. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 47 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 19 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 16 percent are found. Beside India Kunwar exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Kunwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kunwar surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kunwar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $49,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaunwar9233/
Kunware9229/
Kounwar9211/
Kumnwar928/
Kunwart923/
Kunwaar922/
Kunwatr922/
Kunwear922/
Khunwar922/
Kunwarr921/
Kkunwar921/
Kunwwar921/
Kuinwar921/
Kunnwar921/
Kunvar83224,295/
Konwar8385,127/
Kunwor83271/
Kunuar836/
Koutenwar801/
Kunvare77515/
Kuunvar77440/
Kunnvar77283/
Kuenvar77112/
Khumwar7719/
Khonwar7716/
Konnwar7715/
Kaunvar7714/
Khinwar7713/
Konwarh7710/
Kunvair778/
Kunmvar775/
Kunvarr774/
Kunbaar773/
Kunbahr772/
Keunvar772/
Kunvaar771/
Konhwar771/
Konwaar771/
Kunhbar771/
Kunmbhar7132/
Khunbhar7123/
Kuunnvar7114/
Kuumnvar714/
Kunbhaar713/
Kaunbhar712/
Kunbhhar711/
Kuinbhar711/
Kumvar6746,835/
Konwor67753/
Cunvar67112/
Konuar6718/
Conwar6710/
Kinvar674/
Kunvor673/

Kunwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunwar in the Marathi language
कुंवरkunvara94.63
कूवरkuvara1.8
कुवरkuvara0.95
कुंवारkunvara0.21
कुँवरkumvara0.21
कुनवरkunavara0.21
कूंवरkunvara0.19
कुवंरkuvanra0.19
कुनवारkunavara0.19
कौवरkauvara0.14
कुणवरkunavara0.14
कुॅवरkuevara0.12
कुवारkuvara0.12
कुणालkunala0.05
कुणवारkunavara0.05
कुलरkulara0.05
कुंबरkumbara0.05
कॅुवरkeuvara0.05
क़ुंवरqunvara0.05
कुवराkuvara0.02
Kunwar in the Hindi language
कुंवरkunvara83.98
कुवंरkuvanra5.25
कुंवारkunvara3.91
कुँवरkumvara2.13
कुवरkuvara0.65
कुवांरkuvanra0.64
कूंवरkunvara0.6
कुॅवरkuevara0.56
कुवॅरkuvera0.35
कॅुवरkeuvara0.28
कुॅंवरkuenvara0.21
कुवँरkuvamra0.18
कुंअरkumara0.15
सिंहsinha0.12
कुंंवरkumnvara0.11
कुुंवरkuunvara0.09
कंुवरkamuvara0.08
कंुवारkamuvara0.07
कूॅवरkuevara0.05
कुॅवारkuevara0.04
कुवॅंरkuvenra0.03
कुुॅवरkuuevara0.03
कूवंरkuvanra0.03
कॅंुवरkemuvara0.02
कुवंारkuvamara0.02
कुँवारkumvara0.02
कूंवारkunvara0.02
कुअंरku'anra0.02
कंवरkanvara0.02
कुव्ांरkuvanra0.02
कॅुवारkeuvara0.01
कुवॉंरkuvonra0.01
कूूॅवरkuuevara0.01
कुमरkumara0.01
कुवाँरkuvamra0.01
कुॅंवारkuenvara0.01
कॅुंवरkeunvara0.01
कुंॅवरkumevara0
कुअॅरkuaera0
कुुवरkuuvara0
कुंंवारkumnvara0
कुंवॅरkunvera0
कुवैरkuvaira0
कुअरku'ara0
कुवऱkuvara0
ेकुंवरekunvara0
कुुंवारkuunvara0
कु्ंवरkunvara0
कूुंवरkuunvara0
कुेंवरkuenvara0
कुन्वरkunvara0
कुंअरिkumari0
कुअँरku'amra0
र्कुंवरrkunvara0
कुनवारkunavara0
Kunwar in the Oriya language
କୁଅଁରku'amra77.14
କୁଆଁରku'amra17.14
କୁମାରkumara2.86
କୁନୱାkunawa1.43
କୁଅରku'ara1.43
Kunwar in the Arabic language
كونوارkwnwar-

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