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 has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kiwae click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiwae is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kiwae is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Kiwae reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kiwae is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Kiwae is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Kiwae is mostly found in: Morobe, where 63 percent reside and Madang, where 38 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs 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
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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 Kiwae
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