Kikwi Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Kikwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 109 | 1:190,542 | 19,833 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kikwi (122) may also be a first name.
Kikwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikwi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikwi reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kikwi is also the 844,248th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 122 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 190,542. In Cameroon Kikwi is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent live and East Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikwai | 91 | 2,498 | / |
| Kikwiy | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kihkwi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kikui | 80 | 3,241 | / |
| Kikwa | 80 | 1,189 | / |
| Kikwe | 80 | 1,004 | / |
| Kukwi | 80 | 241 | / |
| Kekwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kigwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuikui | 73 | 165 | / |
| Kukwai | 73 | 100 | / |
| Kiekwe | 73 | 74 | / |
| Kigwio | 73 | 56 | / |
| Kigwei | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kikuhi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kiskui | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kekwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kikuie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kikgui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kikway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koikui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kekhwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kukwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ckikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kikuit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kijkuit | 67 | 82 | / |
| Khaikwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kikouhi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kikuayi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chikwei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kukwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikwesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kickway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kikwi
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