Kiwam Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Kiwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kiwam Last Name Facts

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

Kiwam occurs most in Argentina. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Kiwam is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Kiwam live; 43 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Kiwam is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. In Argentina Kiwam is mostly found in: Catamarca Province, where 67 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 33 percent are found. Barring Argentina this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwame9110/
Kaiwaum831/
Kiswame831/
Kuwam80246/
Kewam8028/
Kivam8021/
Kiwom802/
Kaishwam771/
Kewame7398/
Chiwam7321/
Kiwome737/
Quiwam735/
Kuwaim732/
Kewuam731/
Keawam731/
Kuwuam731/
Koibam731/
Kiwoum731/
Kivaum731/
Kiouam731/
Kaiwom731/
Keivam731/
Kaiuam731/
Khewam731/
Kewham730/
Keivaum6715/
Keihuam6710/
Kaivaam673/
Kiwoome672/
Keawham671/
Keawgam671/
Keawaim671/
Khaibam671/
Kivaham671/
Kaibham671/

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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 Kiwam
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