Kihwelo Surname
Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname
Kihwelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,609 | 1:20,292 | 2,566 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihwello | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kiwelo | 92 | 139 | / |
| Kiwhelo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khuwelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiwilo | 77 | 1,196 | / |
| Kiwela | 77 | 206 | / |
| Kiwolo | 77 | 143 | / |
| Kiwalo | 77 | 98 | / |
| Kivelo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kewelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keweloh | 71 | 235 | / |
| Cihuelo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Kijwalo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kivelos | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kiwallo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chewelo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kiwaalo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khuwela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaiwolo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuvhelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khevolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaloi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuwalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuhwalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibeloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keiwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keiwolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khevalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaaiwela | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuvhello | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chihwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiwelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiwella | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kihwelo
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