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
Kiwama is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 285,960th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,422,281 people. The surname Kiwama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiwama reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequent forename on earth, held by 109 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,327 people, or 1 in 55,674. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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 | / |
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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 Kiwama
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