Kikwala Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kikwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kikwala 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
Tanzania5091:104,01110,153
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kikwala (28) may also be a first name.

Kikwala Last Name Facts

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

Kikwala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 542,091st most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwala live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kikwala is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 104,011. In Tanzania it is most common in: Katavi Region, where 54 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 44 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Kikwala occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

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
Kikwale86462/
Kikwalo8635/
Kikwali864/
Kigwala864/
Kukwala861/
Kikuala861/
Keakwala8017/
Kikwaalo803/
Chikwaula757/
Chikwaila755/
Kikuela7134/
Kukwela7121/
Kikwolo711/
Kekwola711/
Cheikwaila711/
Chikwali67498/
Chigwala6723/
Kisguala671/
Kaigbala671/
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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 Kikwala
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