Kikwaya Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Kikwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kikwaya (22) may also be a first name.
Kikwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikwaya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kikwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikwaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Kikwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwaya reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kikwaya is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kikuaya | 86 | 150 | / |
| Kigwaya | 86 | 84 | / |
| Kikwayi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kikwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kickway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikwayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikwai | 77 | 2,498 | / |
| Kikwau | 77 | 167 | / |
| Kukway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khinkwayo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kikuayi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kugwaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kikwiye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kikweha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kikweja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kukuaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kukwayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kigwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kukwuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwayi | 67 | 436 | / |
| Chigwaya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chikwayo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chikwaja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chickway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quickway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kikwaya
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