Kiwei Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kiwei (11) may also be a first name.

Kiwei Last Name Facts

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

Kiwei is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kiwei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiwei is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Kiwei occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kiwei reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename globally It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kiwei is most prevalent in: Western, where 89 percent reside and Hela, where 11 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiweji9134/
Kaiwei919/
Kiewei911/
Kiswei911/
Kiweyi911/
Koiwei911/
Kiwe892,197/
Kiwi89839/
Kheiwei836/
Kisweyi831/
Kaiweit831/
Kaiwe80803/
Kiwai80466/
Kaiwi80292/
Kiwoi80213/
Kawei80206/
Kewei80197/
Kiewe80196/
Kuwei80192/
Qiwei8023/
Kiwey8021/
Kivei8017/
Keiwe8015/
Kiwii8013/
Kiweh808/
Kiwie801/
Kiwih801/
Kiwiy801/
Koiwe801/
Kuiwi801/
Kiweu801/
Kijwi801/
Kievi801/
Koiwai733,664/
Kaiwai73615/
Kiswii73568/
Kiwayi73328/
Kajiwe73160/
Kayiwe73137/
Kiwaye73124/
Kiwiya7391/
Kiweja7389/
Caiwei7378/
Kaiawe7376/
Kuweyi7353/
Kiwoyi7331/
Kaiwee7329/
Kibowe7319/
Cuiwei7315/
Kiweha7314/
Kaiwii7313/
Chiwei7312/
Kaiwet7310/
Kiyowe739/
Kaiewe739/
Kuiwai739/
Khaiwi739/
Kaiwoe738/
Kaiweh737/
Kiyawe737/
Koiwue736/
Kiwetz736/
Kaivei735/
Kiyowi734/
Kijewe734/
Kiyewe734/
Kowevi733/
Koiwoe732/
Kaiwie732/
Kivawe732/
Kauwei732/
Keiwit731/
Kaiiwi731/
Kaiwer731/
Kijiwe731/
Kiveii731/
Kiyebi731/
Kiewoe731/
Kaiwue731/
Kiwaeh731/
Kiewie731/
Keweiy731/
Keiwai731/
Kiewui731/
Khiwit731/
Kaiswe731/
Kijawe731/
Kiswej731/
Kiswiy731/
Kiveit731/
Kiyawi731/
Kiweya731/
Kiwija731/
Kiwiji731/
Kiwoit731/
Kiwoji731/
Kiwuji731/
Kouwei731/
Kuiweh731/
Kuiwet731/
Kuiweu731/
Kiwuye731/
Kiewai731/
Kiwett731/
Kiwidd731/
Kiwijo731/
Kywe6712,354/
Kivi675,335/
Kiwa674,237/
Kawe673,599/
Kewe67793/
Kuwe67553/
Kive67220/
Chiweyi6776/
Kiwy6749/
Kiswayi6734/
Kaiowai6727/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kiwisch679/
Kiehwoe675/
Kisweya674/
Kiwaaye673/
Chihwei672/
Kiwugge672/
Kawewhi671/
Keiewer671/
Kaibeia671/
Khijwai671/
Kijawee671/
Kiwiyop671/
Kuiweyu671/
Kaiweah671/
Kioawee671/
Keiwhoe671/
Kibeiho671/
Kichwer671/
Kiboowe671/
Kheiweh671/
Kihwiji671/
Kiwijjo671/
Kiwoowe671/
Kiwoyep671/
Kuibeyi671/
Gkeichweit671/
Kiwetts671/
Kaiwuee671/
Qiwe671/
Kajiwit671/
Kaiwech671/
Khiewai671/
Kijwech671/
Kijweeh671/
Kiewwee671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiwei
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