Kiwah Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kiwah (25) may also be a first name.

Kiwah Last Name Facts

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

Kiwah (Arabic: كيواش) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Kiwah reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 73 percent live and Lampung, where 27 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwaha9116/
Kaiwah9111/
Koiwah9111/
Keiwah911/
Khiwah911/
Kiwach911/
Kiwa894,237/
Khiswah839/
Kheiwah836/
Kiswaha831/
Kiwahas831/
Khaiwah831/
Koiwa808,497/
Kaiwa801,181/
Kiwai80466/
Keiwa80382/
Khiwa80370/
Kuiwa80175/
Kuwah8081/
Kivah8053/
Kewah8040/
Kiwau8037/
Kiewa8015/
Kijwa808/
Kiwoh806/
Kihwa805/
Kiway805/
Kiwwa803/
Kiwaa802/
Kiwua801/
Kiwaś801/
Kishwaha778/
Kiwatsch777/
Kichwaha771/
Koiwai733,664/
Keiwua731,951/
Kaiwai73615/
Kuwaha73568/
Kiwacz73254/
Khaiwa73211/
Khiewa73122/
Kaiway7379/
Kivach7371/
Kijjwa7356/
Kiouah7353/
Kieway7322/
Khywah7320/
Khewah7316/
Kivaha7315/
Kewath7314/
Keiway7314/
Kaivah7313/
Kaiswa7312/
Kaihwa7311/
Kuiwai739/
Kuiswa737/
Kiwatt737/
Kijuah736/
Keweah736/
Kiwasz735/
Kijwas735/
Kiswas734/
Keihwa733/
Kewadh732/
Khuwah732/
Khoiwa732/
Kihway731/
Kivadh731/
Kuivah731/
Kuweah731/
Koiwoh731/
Kaiwho731/
Kaiwau731/
Koivah731/
Kibaah731/
Kiowoh731/
Keiwai731/
Khivah731/
Kiwaat731/
Kiewai731/
Kheiwa731/
Kivaah731/
Qiswah731/
Khiwaz731/
Kuishwaha715/
Kuwa6711,249/
Kewa677,676/
Kiwo676,830/
Kiva673,200/
Koishwa67104/
Kiewhuo6755/
Keshwah6750/
Khaywah6739/
Kywa6730/
Kaibeah6725/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kayweah6721/
Kuhwaha6719/
Quiweah6710/
Kaisuah6710/
Khuwaha674/
Kaywash674/
Kiwaaye673/
Qiwa673/
Keiwatt671/
Kaiswas671/
Khewahe671/
Khijwai671/
Khaiwad671/
Kuwhaha671/
Kuishwa671/
Koisuah671/
Keaweah671/
Kaijuah671/
Kissway671/
Keewash671/
Kheewah671/
Kuewaha671/
Kaiwatt671/
Kitvach671/
Kitvash671/
Khiewai671/
Keawaha671/

Kiwah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwah in the Arabic language
كيواشkywash-

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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 Kiwah
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