Kiwa Surname

109,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4701:29,9113,750
Papua New Guinea9241:8,824685
Zimbabwe1951:79,17011,618
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Niger851:225,7887,375
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Japan641:1,997,56727,803
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Burkina Faso411:447,6126,554
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kiwa (11,162) may also be a first name.

Kiwa Last Name Facts

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

Kiwa (Hindi: किवा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 109,788th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,719,978 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kiwa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kiwa is also the 56,910th most common first name world-wide, held by 11,162 people.

The last name Kiwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,470 people, or 1 in 29,911. Barring The DR Congo Kiwa occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Kiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kiwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning R 168,768 per year; in United States they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning $23,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning $33,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koiwa898,497/
Kaiwa891,181/
Kiwai89466/
Keiwa89382/
Khiwa89370/
Kuiwa89175/
Kiwah8968/
Kiwau8937/
Kiewa8915/
Kijwa898/
Kihwa895/
Kiway895/
Kiwwa893/
Kiwaa892/
Kiwua891/
Kiwaś891/
Koiwai803,664/
Keiwua801,951/
Kaiwai80615/
Kiwacz80254/
Khaiwa80211/
Khiewa80122/
Kaiway8079/
Kijjwa8056/
Kieway8022/
Kiwaha8016/
Kiweha8014/
Keiway8014/
Kaiswa8012/
Kaihwa8011/
Kaiwah8011/
Koiwah8011/
Kuiwai809/
Kuiswa807/
Kiwatt807/
Kiwasz805/
Kijwas805/
Kiswas804/
Keihwa803/
Khoiwa802/
Kihway801/
Keiwah801/
Kaiwau801/
Keiwai801/
Khiwah801/
Kiwaat801/
Kiwach801/
Kiewai801/
Kheiwa801/
Khiwaz801/
Kuwa7511,249/
Kewa757,676/
Kiwo756,830/
Kiva753,200/
Kiwe752,197/
Kiwi75839/
Kiwy7549/
Kywa7530/
Qiwa753/
Koishwa73104/
Kaiwhea7324/
Khiswah739/
Kihwaja739/
Kheiwah736/
Kiwaaye733/
Kiswaha731/
Keiwatt731/
Kaiswas731/
Khijwai731/
Khaiwad731/
Kuishwa731/
Kissway731/
Kiwahas731/
Kaiwatt731/
Khaiwah731/
Khiewai731/
Khuwa673,912/
Chiwa672,447/
Kaiva671,019/
Kaiwe67803/
Kivai67670/
Kuhwa67668/
Kuway67634/
Khewa67591/
Kewai67507/
Kuwai67468/
Kieva67431/
Khiva67380/
Kivaa67337/
Quiwa67313/
Kaiwi67292/
Kuiva67218/
Kiwoi67213/
Kiewe67196/
Kaywa67179/
Keuwa67163/
Keiwo67156/
Kuewa67152/
Kivač67152/
Kiova67116/
Kivea6789/
Kaiwo6789/
Kuwah6781/
Keway6775/
Kivah6753/
Kihua6747/
Koiva6746/
Keawa6744/
Kiwoy6743/
Kewah6740/
Keiva6737/
Kuwau6736/
Kivay6735/
Kibea6731/
Kihva6727/
Kuwua6726/
Kiwey6721/
Kiwei6718/
Keiwe6715/
Kivha6714/
Kiwii6713/
Kivoa6712/
Khywa6710/
Kujwa6710/
Kiewo6710/
Kehwa679/
Kajwa679/
Kivau679/
Kishwaha678/
Kiweh678/
Kuwaa678/
Kuywa678/
Kuuwa677/
Kuwha677/
Kiwatsch677/
Kivađ676/
Kijua676/
Kaiua676/
Kiwoh676/
Keewa675/
Qiwai675/
Kivaj674/
Kiwou674/
Kewua674/
Kuiwo673/
Kewea672/
Koywa672/
Kaishwad671/
Kaishwas671/
Keywa671/
Kichwaha671/
Kkiba671/
Kewau671/
Kijba671/
Kivap671/
Kiwie671/
Kiwih671/
Kiwiy671/
Kiwod671/
Koiwe671/
Koiwo671/
Kojwa671/
Kywat671/
Kuiwi671/
Qhiwa671/
Kiweu671/
Kijwi671/
Kiewy671/
Gqiwa671/
Qiwaz671/
Kywua671/

Kiwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwa in the Hindi language
किवाkiva-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiwa
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