Kiwas Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Kiwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4281:236,53835,964
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kiwaś (1) are calculated separately.

Kiwas (25) may also be a first name.

Kiwas Last Name Facts

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

Kiwas occurs most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms: Kiwaś. For other potential spellings of Kiwas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 642,034th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kiwas are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

Kiwas is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 236,538. In The Philippines Kiwas is most prevalent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 79 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 12 percent are found and Ilocos, where 7 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Kiwas Last Name Statistics demography

Kiwas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwaś931/
Kaiwas9117/
Kijwas915/
Kiwase915/
Kiwasz915/
Khiwas914/
Kiswas914/
Kiwash911/
Kiwahas831/
Kaiswas831/
Kewas80427/
Kuwas80105/
Kivas8064/
Kiwos803/
Kiwatsch777/
Khiewwas771/
Kaishwas771/
Kiwacz73254/
Kuivas73129/
Kaivas7328/
Quiwas7318/
Kuwais7316/
Kewais7314/
Keibas7310/
Keivas736/
Khuwas736/
Kewash734/
Kivase732/
Kitvas731/
Kivash731/
Kivast731/
Kewass731/
Kievas731/
Kiwach731/
Chiwas731/
Kywase731/
Khiwaz731/
Keibash67133/
Kiwache6764/
Khaivas6727/
Koibash6713/
Kivatse6711/
Kaywash674/
Kaibash673/
Kitvash671/
Kechwas671/
Keshwas671/
Keewash671/
Kheibas671/
Khiwace671/
Khibaus671/
Kiouhas671/
Koiwace671/
Kuwaish671/
Kuivaus671/
Khuwais671/
Khoiuas671/
Kewaust670/

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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
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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 Kiwas
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