Boikwa Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Boikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160

Boikwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boikwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boikwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boikwa is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Boikwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boikwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya Boikwa is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 50 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 22 percent are found and Kisii County, where 22 percent are found.

Boikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokwa911,382/
Bikwa91464/
Baikwa83141/
Bokway8346/
Bokwai8343/
Bikwah8314/
Biskwa8313/
Bokhwa835/
Bikwas835/
Boukwa834/
Bookwa834/
Bikwad832/
Bokwad831/
Bokwaa831/
Bokwah831/
Bokwea831/
Buikwa831/
Bitkwa831/
Bikway831/
Bayikwa7743/
Bhaikwa7729/
Bockway7718/
Boukkwa779/
Bijekwa779/
Boyekwa774/
Baikwad771/
Boukwah771/
Bokwaya771/
Bounkwa771/
Bijikwa771/
Bonkwah771/
Bokhwah771/
Bokwe737,496/
Bekwa733,226/
Bakwa731,831/
Bikwe73315/
Bogwa73300/
Bokua73284/
Bigwa73270/
Bokwo73197/
Bikua73105/
Bikwi7343/
Bikwo7312/
Bocwa7311/
Bicwa734/
Bokwi733/
Boqwa731/
Vokwa731/
Bokwaowa7134/
Bickweat7114/
Bhayikwa711/
Boukwaid711/
Boyaukwa711/
Biyankwa711/
Bayinkwa711/
Boockway710/
Bakwai671,718/
Bhokwe6790/
Bisgwa6774/
Bogwat6757/
Bonkwi6743/
Baekwa6728/
Backwa6728/
Bigwai6728/
Bikwei6726/
Bakway6725/
Biekwe6724/
Bhekwa6713/
Bekwah6712/
Bogwai6712/
Beukwa6711/
Biggwa6711/
Bocway6711/
Baigwa679/
Biegwa677/
Bokuah676/
Boukwi675/
Boekua674/
Bokwoo674/
Beikwe673/
Biokua672/
Bokwer672/
Byekwa672/
Bhakwa672/
Bekwai672/
Bohkwi672/
Bakhwa671/
Bekway671/
Beikwi671/
Bonkwo671/
Boogwa671/
Boigua671/
Bokwed671/
Buikwe671/
Buikwi671/
Bitkwi671/
Bikwit671/
Bakwaï671/
Bakwea671/
Bakwoa671/
Baikwe671/
Beakwa671/
Baakwa671/
Bakwah671/
Biskua671/
Bokwes671/
Bokwue671/

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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 Boikwa
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