Kikwale Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kikwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117

Kikwale (10) may also be a first name.

Kikwale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kikwale occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kikwale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kikwale is the 653,013th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name Kikwale is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwale live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kikwale is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 210,086. In Tanzania Kikwale is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikwala86592/
Kikwele864/
Kikwali864/
Kukwale862/
Kigwal771/
Kigwile71377/
Kukuale714/
Kigwala714/
Kekwald711/
Kitkual711/
Kikuala711/
Chikwali67498/
Chigwale67418/
Keakwala6717/
Koigwole671/
Kugwele574/
Chigwal572/
Kekwola571/
Chigwali5342/
Kukuhali531/
Kegwoleh531/
Keakgwile5020/
Kekuawela5015/
Kegbayale501/
Hcukwuele501/

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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 Kikwale
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