Kiwayo Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiwayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwayo is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwayo is the 835,661st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiwayo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kiwayo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 175,303. In Tanzania Kiwayo is most common in: Tanga Region, where 94 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiway915/
Kaiwayou861/
Kiwaya831,593/
Kiwuyo83774/
Kiwayi83328/
Kiwaye83124/
Kaiway8379/
Kiwoyo8351/
Kieway8322/
Kivayo8319/
Kiwajo8316/
Keiway8314/
Kewayo833/
Kuwayo833/
Kiwayu831/
Kihway831/
Chiwayo77683/
Kiswayi7734/
Kiwajoh778/
Kiwoyop776/
Kujwayo773/
Kiwaaye773/
Khuwayo771/
Kissway771/
Kiwiyop771/
Kuway73634/
Kiwai73466/
Kiwoi73213/
Keway7375/
Kiwoy7343/
Kiwau7337/
Kivay7335/
Kiwey7321/
Kiwou734/
Kiwaa732/
Kewayosh7152/
Kivayova7114/
Kiswoyoo718/
Keawayot711/
Khojwayo711/
Khujwayo711/
Kivuyo6714,434/
Koiwai673,664/
Kaiwai67615/
Kivaya67537/
Kuwoyo67274/
Kuwaye67244/
Kuwaya67218/
Kiwiya6791/
Kiweja6789/
Chiway6777/
Kiwuya6759/
Kewaye6756/
Kivaye6749/
Kiviyo6742/
Kewaya6733/
Kiwoyi6731/
Kibajo6726/
Kuweyo6723/
Kiwaha6716/
Kiwujo6714/
Kiweha6714/
Kaivay6713/
Kuiwai679/
Kaiwoe678/
Qiwayu677/
Koiwou677/
Kiwoyp676/
Kiswoy675/
Ciwayi675/
Kewayi675/
Kaiwou673/
Kewaiy673/
Kivayi673/
Ciwaya672/
Koiwoe672/
Kiwoya672/
Kayway672/
Keibay671/
Kuwayi671/
Kiwaeh671/
Kaiwau671/
Kiweyi671/
Kewuyo671/
Keiwai671/
Kayboi671/
Kiweya671/
Kiwijo671/
Kiewai671/
Khibay671/
Kiwuye671/
Kiwoji671/
Kiwoit671/
Kiwija671/
Coiway670/

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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 Kiwayo
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