Kikhwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kikhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kikhwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kikhwa is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikhwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kikhwa is the 5,057,639th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kikhwa reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 433,622. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Beirut Governorate, where 85 percent reside, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 8 percent reside and South Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.

Kikhwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keikhwa925/
Kikwa911,189/
Kikwai832,498/
Kikwau83167/
Kichwa8346/
Kikhva8337/
Kekhwa8315/
Kuikwa832/
Kikway832/
Kaikwa832/
Kikwah831/
Khaikwa7752/
Kikhvah771/
Kickway771/
Kikwahe771/
Kekwa73173/
Qikwa73147/
Kikwo7314/
Kijwa738/
Kykwa734/
Kicwa731/
Kichwaha711/
Kekhua6787/
Kijjwa6756/
Keakwa6733/
Kechwa6719/
Kekhva675/
Kaikwo675/
Kekwai674/
Kichba672/
Kijhua672/
Kekhba671/
Kichva671/
Kukhva671/
Kjkwau671/
Kaykwa671/
Khejwa671/
Kekhwi671/
Kukhua671/
Kojkwa671/
Gqikwa671/
Gkekwa671/

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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 Kikhwa
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