Kihwaga Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihwaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihwaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4491:117,91011,287
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Kihwaga (43) may also be a first name.

Kihwaga Last Name Facts

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

Kihwaga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihwaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 502,491st most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihwaga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kihwaga is also the 1,545,828th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 117,910. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 81 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kihwaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kihwaga earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihwanga9362/
Kishwaga937/
Kiwaga92168/
Kihuaga862/
Kiwagga862/
Khuwaga862/
Kaiwanga80106/
Kihwango801/
Kishwage801/
Kihuanga801/
Kiwagi777/
Kiwago777/
Kivaga775/
Kuwaga772/
Kewaga772/
Kivanga71655/
Kiwonga7125/
Chiwaga7110/
Kibagha714/
Ciwanga714/
Kiwogga713/
Keiwagi713/
Kiswago713/
Kiwange712/
Kehwagi712/
Kywanga712/
Kiwangi712/
Kibaaga711/
Kiswagi711/
Kijwega711/
Kibaiga711/
Keibaga711/
Kaiwage711/
Kaywaga711/
Kajwanga6792/
Kiwounga671/
Kiwangoi671/
Kehvagha671/
Kaivanga671/
Chiwagga671/

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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 Kihwaga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis