Kiawa Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiawa (50) may also be a first name.

Kiawa Last Name Facts

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

Kiawa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 814,680th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Kiawa live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiawa is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 62 percent reside, Machakos County, where 36 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Kiawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiawa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihawa9139/
Kijawa9129/
Kiahwa9127/
Kiawah9117/
Kiawat918/
Kiaway912/
Kiawua911/
Kgiawa911/
Kaiyawa8350/
Kiawaha8321/
Khiawai836/
Kaijawa835/
Kiawaya832/
Kiayway831/
Kuijawa831/
Kiowa802,465/
Kyawa80189/
Kiaua80173/
Kiawe80132/
Kiawo80130/
Kiawi8099/
Kiava8064/
Kjawa802/
Kaiyawat776/
Khiawhai774/
Khiawhay771/
Khiawwat771/
Chiawa731,555/
Kihava73291/
Kiawou7323/
Kiawoi7315/
Kyawat7310/
Kiawei7310/
Kiaabe739/
Kyaawa738/
Kiaweh737/
Keawai736/
Kiawoh735/
Kiaswe734/
Kiaave734/
Kiawue733/
Kiawuo732/
Quiawa732/
Kyawai731/
Kijawe731/
Khiowa731/
Kiajua731/
Kiabau731/
Keawha731/
Kiawho731/
Kiawoo731/
Kiawih731/
Kiawod731/
Kiawee731/
Kiawie731/
Kaiyawash711/
Chihawa6796/
Kihahwe6769/
Kihoway6751/
Kaiowai6727/
Chiaway6719/
Chiawua6712/
Kiawood6710/
Kijavaa679/
Kaiyawe676/
Kyaawua676/
Kehawat675/
Kihowai675/
Kagiava675/
Kogiawe675/
Kiawech674/
Kia'ava672/
Kaijaba672/
Chiawha672/
Kijavat671/
Kijawee671/
Kyavwua671/
Chijawa671/
Kioawee671/
Keaweah671/
Kijawet671/
Kogiava671/
Kyawhha671/
Kjawaja671/
Keawaha671/
Keawwai671/

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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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  • 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 Kiawa
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