Kijwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kijwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kijwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kijwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kijwa is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kijwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kijwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kijwa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kijwa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 33 percent are found, Hoima District, where 17 percent are found and Mpigi District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kijjwa9156/
Kijawa9129/
Kijewa9126/
Kijwas915/
Kiwa894,237/
Kijjewa832/
Khijwai831/
Koiwa808,497/
Kaiwa801,181/
Kiwai80466/
Keiwa80382/
Khiwa80370/
Kuiwa80175/
Kizwa80124/
Kiwah8068/
Kiwau8037/
Kiewa8015/
Kujwa8010/
Kajwa809/
Kijua806/
Kihwa805/
Kiway805/
Kiwwa803/
Kiwaa802/
Kiwua801/
Kicwa801/
Kijba801/
Kiwaś801/
Kojwa801/
Kijwi801/
Kijjawat771/
Kujawa7322,492/
Kayiwa735,857/
Koiwai733,664/
Kajawa732,416/
Keiwua731,951/
Kajiwa731,244/
Kaiwai73615/
Kiyawa73268/
Kiwacz73254/
Khaiwa73211/
Kejawa73128/
Khiewa73122/
Kuiawa73113/
Kajowa73104/
Kaiway7379/
Kichwa7346/
Kajuwa7341/
Kejiwa7327/
Kiyowa7323/
Kieway7322/
Kiwaha7316/
Kaiewa7316/
Kikhwa7315/
Kiweha7314/
Keiway7314/
Kaiswa7312/
Kaihwa7311/
Kaiwah7311/
Koiwah7311/
Kuiwai739/
Kuiswa737/
Kiwatt737/
Kijuah736/
Kijeva736/
Kajjwa736/
Kiwasz735/
Khajwa735/
Kiswas734/
Kejewa734/
Khujwa734/
Kgojwa734/
Koiawa734/
Kajewa734/
Kojawa733/
Kaiuwa733/
Keihwa733/
Kijhua732/
Kojowa732/
Khoiwa732/
Keiowa731/
Kaijva731/
Khojwa731/
Kihway731/
Kojiwa731/
Kujowa731/
Keiwah731/
Kaiwau731/
Keiwai731/
Khejwa731/
Khiwah731/
Kijiwo731/
Kijova731/
Kjwaja731/
Kivaja731/
Kiwaat731/
Kiwach731/
Kiewai731/
Kheiwa731/
Khiwaz731/
Kewa677,676/
Kiwo676,830/
Kiva673,200/
Kiwe672,197/
Kiwi67839/
Kayivwa67662/
Kaiuway67287/
Koishwa67104/
Kiyawat6788/
Kiwy6749/
Kywa6730/
Kaiowai6727/
Kajwaya6726/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kajewad6713/
Khojwai6710/
Khiswah679/
Kihwaja679/
Kijavaa679/
Kojiwat677/
Kheiwah676/
Kijjoba675/
Keikhwa675/
Kajiwat674/
Kiwaaye673/
Khujawa673/
Qiwa673/
Kjua672/
Kajuwai672/
Khayiwa672/
Kiswaha671/
Kaujawa671/
Keiwatt671/
Kaiswas671/
Kaiywas671/
Khaiwad671/
Kuishwa671/
Kajuwah671/
Kaieway671/
Kaijuah671/
Kissway671/
Kejewai671/
Khijova671/
Kijjiwo671/
Kihjava671/
Kiwahas671/
Kaiwatt671/
Kivj671/
Kjwi671/
Kjwj671/
Kjwy671/
Khaiwah671/
Khiewai671/
Kijchua671/
Kijwech671/
Kijweeh671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kijwa
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