Kiwelo Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kiwelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwelo occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwelo is the 1,504,764th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Kiwelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiwelo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kiwelo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania Kiwelo is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihwelo922,613/
Kiwhelo925/
Kaiwelo921/
Kihwello861/
Kiwilo831,196/
Kiwela83206/
Kiwolo83143/
Kiwalo8398/
Kivelo832/
Kewelo831/
Keweloh77235/
Kijwalo7732/
Kivelos7718/
Kiwallo7713/
Kiwaalo773/
Kaiwolo772/
Kiwaloi771/
Khiwela771/
Khuwelo771/
Kibeloh771/
Keiwela771/
Keiwolo771/
Kaaiwela7110/
Kaiwelia711/
Keiwella711/
Kiwala675,095/
Kiwila672,172/
Kivela67756/
Kewela67539/
Kivilo67326/
Kiwola67235/
Kivalo6752/
Kuwalo6734/
Kewalo6728/
Kuwilo6713/
Kevolo6710/
Kuvelo6710/
Kivolo675/
Kiwało675/
Kuwela675/
Kewolo672/
Kevalo672/
Kuvilo671/
Kevelo671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiwelo
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