Kadiwa Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kadiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
Zambia281:566,06923,715
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kadiwa (410) may also be a first name.

Kadiwa Last Name Facts

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

Kadiwa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kadiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,908th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,491,745 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kadiwa are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 425,605th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 410 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Apart from Malawi Kadiwa occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaidiwa9210/
Kadiswa924/
Kasdiwa922/
Kadiwat921/
Kaidhiwa8614/
Kaudaiwa863/
Khadijwa861/
Kadewa831,416/
Kaduwa83791/
Kadiva83123/
Kadiwe8327/
Kodiwa836/
Kadiwo831/
Khadiwaia801/
Kadieva777,194/
Khadiwi77438/
Kadhuwa77187/
Kedaiwa7749/
Kadeswa7735/
Kaduhwa7721/
Kadisua7721/
Kadiova7720/
Khadiva7711/
Kadivad779/
Kadewad774/
Qadiwai772/
Kadewat772/
Kaduuwa772/
Kaduwah772/
Kodaiwa772/
Kadduwa772/
Kadivai771/
Kaiduwa771/
Kadewwa771/
Kadeiba771/
Kadiewe771/
Kadivas771/
Kadivay771/
Khadieva711,328/
Kahaduwa71961/
Kadeivay714/
Kaydieva713/
Khadivad712/
Koudaiwa711/
Khadivai711/
Kaidewea711/
Keidiway711/
Khadiova711/
Khadewad711/
Kadivaya711/
Kodewa67277/
Kaduwo67217/
Kadevi67134/
Kaduva6767/
Kadeva6761/
Kedewa6757/
Kadewi6746/
Kadewy6742/
Khaydieva6728/
Kadewo6719/
Kaidewhea6712/
Kadivi679/
Kodiwi677/
Kadjui674/
Kadive672/
Kadewe672/
Kadivo671/
Kadyva671/
Cadewa671/
Cadiwi671/
Kodiwo671/
Kaideweah671/
Caduwa671/
Keduwa671/
Qadiba671/
Kodiva670/

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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 Kadiwa
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