Kiwen Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kiwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kiwen (647) may also be a first name.

Kiwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Kiwen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kiwen live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kiwen is also the 326,733rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 647 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Kiwen is most numerous in: Taraba, where 98 percent reside and Benue, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwene91128/
Kaiwen9130/
Kiwaen912/
Kiwoen911/
Kiewen911/
Keiwen911/
Kuiwen911/
Kiwn893/
Kaiwhen835/
Keiwien831/
Kaiwehn831/
Kaihwen831/
Küwen8086/
Kewen8081/
Kuwen8068/
Qiwen8038/
Kiwin8033/
Kywen801/
Kaihwhen771/
Keiwhene771/
Chiwen7389/
Cuiwen7353/
Caiwen7334/
Keween7326/
Kihuen7326/
Keiven7319/
Kaiven7316/
Kewene7315/
Kuewen734/
Kiewin733/
Kuiven733/
Keuwen731/
Kewenn731/
Kuhwen731/
Kujwen731/
Qiweng731/
Khiwin731/
Kewwen731/
Keywen731/
Kaiwin731/
Kuween731/
Keewen731/
Küwenc731/
Kewn67166/
Caiweng67142/
Kichuen6753/
Kevn676/
Kuwn674/
Chihwen673/
Kivn672/
Kuijven672/
Kywn672/
Keewein672/
Ciwn671/
Kaiwina671/
Kiswing671/
Cuiweng671/
Quoiwen671/
Khaiwin671/
Keawhen671/

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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 Kiwen
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