Kiwae Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kiwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kiwae (20) may also be a first name.
Kiwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiwae occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kiwae click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiwae is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kiwae is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Kiwae live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 63 percent reside and Madang, where 38 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Kiwae is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwaea | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kaiwae | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaaye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kuwae | 80 | 2,589 | / |
| Kewae | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kivae | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kiweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuibae | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kaiwoe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuuwae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaivae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chiwae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koiwoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuiweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuiweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keawae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiewoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kywe | 67 | 12,354 | / |
| Kewaiye | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kiwajja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Koiwooe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaivaea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiehwoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keawaed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khewaed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiwhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiweaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khewahe | 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 Kiwae
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