Kingwai Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Kingwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Kingwai (11) may also be a first name.
Kingwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kingwai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kingwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingwai? popularity and diffusion
Kingwai is the 1,428,594th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Kingwai reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The surname Kingwai is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Kingwai is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 37 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| King'wai | 93 | 65 | / |
| Kingwayi | 93 | 21 | / |
| Kingkwai | 93 | 21 | / |
| Kingwa | 92 | 61 | / |
| Kingwi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kingway | 86 | 93 | / |
| Kiengwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kuingwa | 86 | 13 | / |
| King'wa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kingbai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kingwaa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kingwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiongwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingwaya | 80 | 476 | / |
| Kinguayi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kingw'aa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kingwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinkwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingweja | 80 | 1 | / |
| King'waa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingwija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiengkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingui | 77 | 1,792 | / |
| Kinkwa | 77 | 1,688 | / |
| Kengwa | 77 | 1,635 | / |
| Kingwe | 77 | 150 | / |
| Kingua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kengwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chingwayi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chingkwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingwaio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingwa | 71 | 1,309 | / |
| Kiengua | 71 | 1,068 | / |
| Kuengwa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kaengwa | 71 | 59 | / |
| Qingwei | 71 | 38 | / |
| Qingqwa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Chingwi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kingkua | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kengwah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kengwih | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kingbay | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kiengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kingbah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keng'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| King'ui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinggui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingvii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguaya | 67 | 144 | / |
| Chingway | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chingwii | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chingwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chinkwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kingbeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kengwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| King'uah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quinkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinguiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinkuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinkwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ching'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quingwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengwai | 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 Kingwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis