Kifwa Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kifwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kifwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kifwa (34) may also be a first name.

Kifwa Last Name Facts

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

Kifwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 678,631st most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifwa live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 168,675. Barring The DR Congo Kifwa exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifway9134/
Kifwai9122/
Kiofwa914/
Kifua80576/
Kivwa80493/
Kifwe80169/
Kufwa80123/
Kefwa802/
Kifwi801/
Chifwa73163/
Kivwea73121/
Kibwaa7311/
Kivwau736/
Kaivwa731/
Kyofwa731/
Chifwah671/
Kaivway671/
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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 Kifwa
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