Kichwa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Kichwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 32 | 1:1,654,425 | 47,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kichwa (42) may also be a first name.
Kichwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kichwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kichwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kichwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kichwa is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kichwa live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kichwa is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,654,425. In Tanzania Kichwa is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 28 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kicwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kichwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kechwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kikhwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kichba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kicuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kichva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keikhwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kitchua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuchhwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kichbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chichwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kitshwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kechwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kichhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kichwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijchua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kizwa | 73 | 124 | / |
| Kijwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kicua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kitchuay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Koichbai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kitchuea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kijchuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaichuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijjwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kikhva | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khezwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kechua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kekhwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chizwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khaichuay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kichuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kichvi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuchua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kichui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kitswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kichue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kychua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuchwa | 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 Kichwa
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