Kikwae Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kikwae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kikwae Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kikwae Demographics

Kikwae Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kikwae Last Name Facts

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

Kikwae is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwae? popularity and diffusion

Kikwae is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwae are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Kikwae is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 60 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Kiambu County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Kikwae Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kikwae last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikwahe921/
Kikhwaee8624/
Kikuae8310/
Kgekwae771/
Chikwae771/
Kaikwahi711/
Kikuai6731/
Cekwae672/
Chekwae622/
Kuigwoua5710/
Chigwaea571/
Kugwoe501/
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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 Kikwae
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