Kikwashi Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kikwashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikwashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253

Kikwashi Last Name Facts

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

Kikwashi is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwashi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Kikwashi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwashi reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikwatshi941/
Kikwasi93228/
Kikwasha8834/
Kekwashi881/
Kikwazi80219/
Kikwasa80189/
Kigwasi8056/
Kukwasi801/
Kikwesi801/
Kikweshe7522/
Chikwasi751/
Chikwashe711/
Kukwaishe711/
Kigwasa67800/
Kikwese6791/
Kukwase6720/
Cigwasi6710/
Kigwase674/
Kigwaci674/
Kikuasa672/
Kigwesi671/
Kekwasa671/
Kigbassi6320/
Chikwase6316/
Chigwasi635/
Kuigwasa631/
Kigwassa631/
Kyokwaise591/
Kygbassi506/

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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 Kikwashi
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