Khumwa Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Khumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945

Khumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khumwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Khumwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Khumwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Khumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Khumwa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Khumwa exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Khumwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khumwat921/
Khumwad921/
Kumwa918/
Humwa912/
Houmwa8387/
Kumwat8321/
Humway8320/
Chumwa8317/
Kumwai838/
Kaumwa837/
Khumwo833/
Koumwa831/
Khumwe831/
Khumwet77286/
Kahumwe77120/
Chumwas7731/
Kutimwa7726/
Chuumwa7721/
Khunwai777/
Chumway774/
Khimwaj773/
Khunwad771/
Kumwhai771/
Cheumwa771/
Choumwa771/
Kumwait771/
Kumwath771/
Hummway770/
Humba734,198/
Komwa731,811/
Kimwa73253/
Kumwe73133/
Kunwa73115/
Kumua7381/
Homwa7314/
Cumwa736/
Kumva731/
Kuchemwa719/
Kautemwa716/
Kusemwad715/
Chumba6716,954/
Haumba671,421/
Houmba67951/
Kommwa67131/
Kunwai6789/
Chumua6783/
Kimwai6777/
Kumuay6776/
Kounwa6774/
Chomwa6760/
Kunhua6740/
Humuad6734/
Homway6725/
Kimwah6716/
Kunwau6711/
Kumbağ6710/
Kaumwe679/
Koumwo679/
Khumui678/
Cumwai677/
Kimwea676/
Komway675/
Koomwa674/
Humbai674/
Heumba674/
Kumhba674/
Kunwah673/
Kunway673/
Humbau672/
Kimhua672/
Komwai672/
Kumwet672/
Kunmba672/
Koumwe671/
Koumua671/
Kaumehewa671/
Kusemwaad671/
Kumwij671/
Kunwaj671/
Kumvad671/
Kumwis671/
Jaumwa671/
Humbay671/
Cumway671/
Koumwi671/
Houmua671/
Keumba671/
Kimway671/
Konhwa671/
Kumuoa671/
Kimhwa671/
Khonwa671/
Kumnua671/
Kumvai671/
Qhunwa671/

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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 Khumwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis