Around the globe, Kanwal (Kanwal 
, كانوال) is a common unisex given name. The forename Kanwal is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but infrequently male name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Kanwal is the last name as well as the forename.