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/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khwiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 698,433rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Khwiya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi Khwiya exists 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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