Kiwenge Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Kiwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 198 | 1:267,382 | 21,207 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiwenge is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwenge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 807,857th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name Kiwenge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiwenge live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 267,382. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 48 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiswenge | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kijwenge | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kijwengye | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kiwenga | 86 | 179 | / |
| Kuwenge | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kewenge | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kiwengi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kiwenje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kiwengy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiwence | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kajwenge | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chiwenge | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kiwenzie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kibenghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kajwengye | 75 | 47 | / |
| Kajjwenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kibengeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiwinga | 71 | 266 | / |
| Kiwensi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwenza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuwengi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwenze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khiewnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaibinge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibengoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwengi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibingeyi | 63 | 42 | / |
| Chiwenzie | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kewnga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kebingi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kibingi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kebenshe | 53 | 9 | / |
| Kheawnga | 53 | 6 | / |
| Kibenshi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chiwensi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kebeengi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Keawngai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chiwenzi | 53 | 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 Kiwenge
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