Kiwazi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kiwazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kiwazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiwazi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwazi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Kiwazi is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kiwazi live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mukono District, where 64 percent live, Buikwe District, where 9 percent live and Mubende District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Uganda Kiwazi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwaza | 83 | 70 | / |
| Kiwezi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kiwasi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kiwagi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kiwozi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qiwazi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwazi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keiwaczai | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kibazzi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kiwashi | 77 | 48 | / |
| Chiwazi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kibaazi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kiwaisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keiwagi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kibazhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiswagi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiwassi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiwatchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwesi | 67 | 460 | / |
| Kewaza | 67 | 185 | / |
| Kiwasa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Kuwasi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kivaza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kivaze | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kivaji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kewagi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kivagi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kewasi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiwase | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kibaze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiweze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kebazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwezi | 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 Kiwazi
- 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