Kiwawa Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kiwawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Kiwawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwawa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwawa is the 1,328,442nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. Kiwawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiwawa live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Kiwawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiwawa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwaawa927/
Kihwahwa863/
Kiwewa83789/
Kiwaba8384/
Kuwawa8324/
Kivawa832/
Kewawa831/
Kaiswaswa801/
Chiwawa773,589/
Kiweewa773,272/
Kewawai771/
Kiwaawo771/
Khuwawa771/
Khewawa771/
Chiwahwa7116/
Kiswasua716/
Kiweewwa711/
Kuewawah711/
Kaiuaway711/
Chiwaiwa711/
Kisuhawa711/
Kivava67141/
Chihwahwa6735/
Kiwova6734/
Kiwowo6727/
Kibawo6725/
Kewawo674/
Kivawe672/
Kybawa671/
Kiwewo671/
Kuwawo671/
Kuvawa671/
Kiwave671/

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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 Kiwawa
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