Kikiwa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Kikiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kikiwa (27) may also be a first name.
Kikiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikiwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kikiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,422,956th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kikiwa are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The last name Kikiwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 42 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikiwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kikiva | 83 | 238 | / |
| Kikuwa | 83 | 74 | / |
| Kukiwa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Kikiwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kikiwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kikywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kikieva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kiskiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikiwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaikuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikhuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikuuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikibha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaikieva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khikhiva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koikoiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekaiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kukuwa | 67 | 247 | / |
| Kikebi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kekiwi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kikive | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kekewa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kikivo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kiciva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kikeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kikuva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kikivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikewe | 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
- 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 Kikiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis