Kiwali Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6501:81,4498,351
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwali (Hindi: किवली) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kiwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwali? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kiwali are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 650 people, or 1 in 81,449. In Tanzania Kiwali is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 51 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 27 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiwali924/
Khiwali921/
Kiwaloi921/
Khiwalia861/
Kiwale836,937/
Kiwala835,095/
Kuwali831,132/
Kivali83751/
Kiwoli83304/
Kewali8312/
Kiwaly836/
Kiweli834/
Ciwali832/
Khivali77158/
Kaiwala77138/
Kuwalai7795/
Kiwaala7764/
Kiwalya7748/
Kiwalle7740/
Kewalia7736/
Chiwali7723/
Kiwaula7719/
Khewali7715/
Khiwala7713/
Kihwale778/
Koiwala777/
Kiwally777/
Kiwalla776/
Khiwale775/
Kiwaley775/
Kewalis774/
Kiwooli773/
Kaiwale773/
Kibalii771/
Kiouali771/
Kihwala771/
Kiwhale771/
Kihweli771/
Kiswale771/
Kivalia771/
Kibauli771/
Chiwalai7129/
Kaiwalla7110/
Khaiwale715/
Keiwalla711/
Khivalia711/
Koiwalay711/
Kejwalai711/
Kuivalai711/
Kiwele6715,893/
Kuwale67691/
Kivale67681/
Kiwola67235/
Kiwała67212/
Kiboli67210/
Kivala67199/
Kewale67195/
Kiwoly67157/
Civali6794/
Kuvali6761/
Kiveli6756/
Kuweli6731/
Kiwole6718/
Cewali6714/
Kevali676/
Kewala674/
Keweli673/
Kibaly672/
Kewoli671/
Qiwala671/
Kywala671/

Kiwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwali in the Hindi language
किवलीkivali-

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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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  • 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 Kiwali
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