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.

Kifwe Surname Distribution Map

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 is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kifwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Kifwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kifwe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kifwe is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 61 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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