Kikwe Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8141:90,76110,309
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kikwe (76) may also be a first name.

Kikwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kikwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwe? popularity and diffusion

Kikwe is the 360,616th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name Kikwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwe are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 76 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 90,761. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.

Kikwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kikwe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiekwe9174/
Ckikwe911/
Kikwesh831/
Kikwa801,189/
Kigwe80495/
Kikwi80115/
Kikue8053/
Kekwe8015/
Kukwe8010/
Kaikw801/
Kickw801/
Kikwai732,498/
Kiggwe73712/
Kiogwe73205/
Kigwei7355/
Kukweh7315/
Kikwiy734/
Kikuie734/
Kidkue733/
Koigwe732/
Kaikwa732/
Kikway732/
Kigwed732/
Kihkwi732/
Kuikue732/
Kuikwa732/
Cihkwe731/
Kaikue731/
Kiskue731/
Kigwwe731/
Kigwet731/
Kaigwe731/
Kekwei731/
Keigwe731/
Chikwee67125/
Kigwehe6786/
Khaikwa6752/
Chikwei6732/
Chickwe676/
Kekw672/
Chikwea672/
Qikw671/
Chikcwe671/
Koingwe671/
Kigwieh671/
Kickway671/

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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 Kikwe
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