Kihwelo Surname

165,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,6091:20,2922,566
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kihwelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihwelo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihwelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,734th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,788,957 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihwelo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,609 people, or 1 in 20,292. In Tanzania Kihwelo is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 55 percent live, Njombe Region, where 10 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Kihwelo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihwello931/
Kiwelo92139/
Kiwhelo865/
Khuwelo861/
Kaiwelo861/
Kiwilo771,196/
Kiwela77206/
Kiwolo77143/
Kiwalo7798/
Kivelo772/
Kewelo771/
Keweloh71235/
Cihuelo7179/
Kijwalo7132/
Kivelos7118/
Kiwallo7113/
Chewelo713/
Kiwaalo713/
Khuwela712/
Kaiwolo712/
Kuvhelo712/
Khevolo711/
Kiwaloi711/
Khiwela711/
Khuwalo711/
Kuhwalo711/
Kihwala711/
Kibeloh711/
Keiwela711/
Keiwolo711/
Khevalo711/
Kaaiwela6710/
Kuvhello674/
Chihwela672/
Kaiwelia671/
Keiwella671/

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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
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  • 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 Kihwelo
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