Kikwai Surname
Approximately 2,498 people bear this surname
Kikwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,483 | 1:18,598 | 2,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kikwai (268) may also be a first name.
Kikwai Demographics
Kikwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kikwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikwai occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 172,234th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. The last name Kikwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kikwai are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kikwai is also the 543,171st most common first name globally It is held by 268 people.
Kikwai is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,483 people, or 1 in 18,598. In Kenya Kikwai is most common in: Kericho County, where 40 percent are found, Bomet County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kikwai occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Kikwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikwayi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kikwa | 91 | 1,189 | / |
| Kikwi | 91 | 115 | / |
| Kikwau | 83 | 167 | / |
| Kukwai | 83 | 100 | / |
| Kikhwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kikwiy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kekwai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuikwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kihkwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kikway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaikwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kigwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kikwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kikwaya | 77 | 119 | / |
| Khaikwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Kikuayi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kainkwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kaikwad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kikwiye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Keikhwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kikweji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kikweja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kikweha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kukwayi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kikweya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikwaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikwahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kickway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikweyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukwaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikui | 73 | 3,241 | / |
| Kukwa | 73 | 1,507 | / |
| Kikwe | 73 | 1,004 | / |
| Kigwa | 73 | 898 | / |
| Kukwi | 73 | 241 | / |
| Kekwa | 73 | 173 | / |
| Qikwa | 73 | 147 | / |
| Kikua | 73 | 76 | / |
| Kykwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kekwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kigwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kicwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chikwayi | 71 | 436 | / |
| Kaingkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaigwa | 67 | 487 | / |
| Kukwah | 67 | 317 | / |
| Kuikui | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kuigwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Kiekwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kigwio | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kigwei | 67 | 55 | / |
| Keakwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kiggwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kikuhi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Keukwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kekhwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kiskui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kikuae | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khinkwayo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kikuie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiguai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kukway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kugwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kikgui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gcikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuckwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ckikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiskua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjkwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaykwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kucwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kojkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukwui | 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 Kikwai
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