Khwiya Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Khwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Khwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khwiya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khwiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khwiya is the 698,433rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. Khwiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Khwiya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Barring Malawi Khwiya occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwiya | 91 | 404 | / |
| Hwiya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Khwaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khuiya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kweya | 73 | 1,525 | / |
| Kwaya | 73 | 1,320 | / |
| Hwaya | 73 | 221 | / |
| Kwiyo | 73 | 87 | / |
| Khwaj | 73 | 43 | / |
| Huiya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kwaia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwiye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwaiy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwéya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jwiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwayaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khwaja | 67 | 81,944 | / |
| Chweya | 67 | 3,110 | / |
| Chwaya | 67 | 414 | / |
| Khwaye | 67 | 183 | / |
| Khweis | 67 | 65 | / |
| Khwaji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khwaju | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khvoya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qhwaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chuiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khbaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khwoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwahia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwihia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwaihy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwajh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khweye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khweyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khuija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kïwíya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khbeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwai'a | 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 Khwiya
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