Kifwe Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kifwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kifwe 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
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kifwe (27) may also be a first name.

Kifwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifwe is the 1,328,442nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kifwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania Kifwe is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 61 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 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
Kifwa80439/
Kivwe8021/
Kifue809/
Kifwi801/
Kefwe801/
Kiofue73212/
Kivwea73121/
Kifway7334/
Kifwai7322/
Kibwey734/
Kaibwe732/
Kiovwe731/
Kyfw671/
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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 Kifwe
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