Kiwaga Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Kiwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
Kiwaga (75) may also be a first name.
Kiwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiwaga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiwaga live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiwaga is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania Kiwaga is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 94 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihwaga | 92 | 654 | / |
| Kiwagga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaiwanga | 86 | 106 | / |
| Kihwanga | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kishwaga | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kiwagi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kiwago | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kivaga | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kuwaga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kewaga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kivanga | 77 | 655 | / |
| Kiwonga | 77 | 25 | / |
| Chiwaga | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ciwanga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kibagha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keiwagi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiwogga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiswago | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiwangi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khuwaga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kywanga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kihuaga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiwange | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiswagi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijwega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaywaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kibaiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kibaaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keibaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kajwanga | 71 | 92 | / |
| Kiwangoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwagga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaivanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishwage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuwago | 67 | 1,686 | / |
| Kivega | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kewage | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kewagi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kevaga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kivagi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuvaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Civaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiwogo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivago | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajjwanga | 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 Kiwaga
- 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