Kawinya Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Kawinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 77 | 1:507,004 | 28,868 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kawinya (13) may also be a first name.
Kawinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawinya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kawinya is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawinya are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 507,004. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent are found, Alebtong District, where 12 percent are found and Kole District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda Kawinya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khawinya | 93 | 55 | / |
| Kamwinya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kanwinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kavinya | 86 | 2,995 | / |
| Kawenya | 86 | 110 | / |
| Kawinja | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kanwunya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kamwinye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawainye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavainya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasvinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khomwinya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanwenyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kawenja | 71 | 403 | / |
| Kawinjo | 71 | 106 | / |
| Kavenya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kavinja | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kovinya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kawinji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kawinie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kawunia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kabinia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawynia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwinjo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kabiniah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Qambinya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kawenjja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaabinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaweenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavaynya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabenjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawunyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawunhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaswinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabeenya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kawinya
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