Kiwama Surname
Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname
Kiwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,327 | 1:55,674 | 6,673 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Kiwama (109) may also be a first name.
Kiwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiwama occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiwama is the 285,960th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiwama are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 109 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,327 people, or 1 in 55,674. Outside of The DR Congo Kiwama occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwaama | 92 | 16 | / |
| Kiwasma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoma | 83 | 140 | / |
| Kivama | 83 | 68 | / |
| Kuwama | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kiwame | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kewama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kiwema | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kiwami | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chiwama | 77 | 1,398 | / |
| Kiwooma | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kiweema | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kewaama | 77 | 12 | / |
| Khewama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiswamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiswame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiwamai | 71 | 230 | / |
| Chihwama | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kewaaama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kivamahe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Keawamat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keswaama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuwema | 67 | 465 | / |
| Kivema | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kewame | 67 | 98 | / |
| Kibami | 67 | 56 | / |
| Civama | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kuwamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kewamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiwome | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kivoma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuwoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuvama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiwemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewami | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kiwama
- 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