Kinawa Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kinawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5141:75,9528,279
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kinawa (44) may also be a first name.

Kinawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinawa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,129th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name Kinawa is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kinawa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kinawa is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 514 people, or 1 in 75,952. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 17 percent are found, Luuka District, where 16 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Kinawa occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinaawa9251/
Kinawai9226/
Kisnawa927/
Kinawad926/
Kinaiwa921/
Kinawha921/
Khinawa921/
Kingawa921/
Kinaway920/
Kitnawat864/
Kainawat862/
Kienawah861/
Kinawy831,591/
Kinawi83729/
Kinowa83274/
Kinawe8323/
Kunawa8321/
Kenawa8319/
Kinava838/
Kinewa834/
Kinawo831/
Chinawa772,693/
Kinavai77162/
Kenaway77157/
Kinavad77151/
Ketnawa77114/
Kinaabi7742/
Kinaeva7741/
Kitnawi7735/
Kenawas7718/
Kingava7715/
Kinaaba7713/
Kinowai779/
Kenawah779/
Kingowa777/
Khinaba774/
Keinawy774/
Kinewai774/
Kinauwe774/
Kesnawa773/
Kienava773/
Kenhawa771/
Kinouwa771/
Kinabha771/
Kunnawa771/
Kainava771/
Qingawa771/
Khingava71249/
Kainavat7123/
Koinouwa717/
Kainavas716/
Koinavad714/
Kainabau714/
Chinaiwa712/
Khinaeva712/
Chinhawa711/
Khunauwa711/
Keenawat711/
Cuinhawa711/
Keenaway711/
Kenawy6718,424/
Kenawi672,019/
Kineva67838/
Kinova67371/
Qinawy67240/
Kenawe67196/
Qinawi67184/
Kenewa67119/
Kenowa6783/
Kunava6783/
Kinoba6778/
Kunewa6764/
Kinave6743/
Kenava6728/
Kinavy6710/
Kunowa679/
Kinavo678/
Cinava678/
Kinowi674/
Qinawe674/
Cinowa673/
Kinewo672/
Kheenawat671/
Cunawa671/
Kinaby670/

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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 Kinawa
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