Kinywa Surname
Approximately 858 people bear this surname
Kinywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 817 | 1:56,524 | 5,610 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kinywa (219) may also be a first name.
Kinywa Demographics
Kinywa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kinywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinywa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinywa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 407,730th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinywa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kinywa is also the 609,814th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 219 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 817 people, or 1 in 56,524. In Kenya Kinywa is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 32 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Mombasa County, where 13 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Kinywa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kinywa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyowa | 92 | 528 | / |
| Kinywah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cinywa | 83 | 70 | / |
| Kinuwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kiniwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kenywa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kinewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kinywi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kunywa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kinyova | 77 | 815 | / |
| Kainuwa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Kinywee | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kinewad | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kiniway | 77 | 22 | / |
| Gcinywa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kinywii | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kinewai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kinewua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chinywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinywoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinywie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinyowi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khinyova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kineva | 67 | 838 | / |
| Kiniwi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Kenewa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kinuva | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kuniwa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kunjwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kunewa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kiniva | 67 | 60 | / |
| Cenywa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kunuwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kinjua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kinuwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cunywa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kiniwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kinevy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kenuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keniwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kynyva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinywe | 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 Kinywa
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