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.

DNA test information

Kikwe 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
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.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kikwe Demographics

Kikwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kikwe Last Name Facts

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

Kikwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikwe? popularity and diffusion

Kikwe is the 360,616th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwe live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kikwe is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent forename on earth, borne by 76 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 90,761. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 7 percent reside.

Kikwe Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
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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