Kiwera Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2351:225,28318,694
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiwera (20) may also be a first name.

Kiwera Last Name Facts

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

Kiwera occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwera is the 1,020,242nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiwera live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiwera is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 225,283. In Tanzania Kiwera is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 48 percent live, Tanga Region, where 45 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Kiwera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiwera last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihwera924/
Kiwiera921/
Kiwerga921/
Khiwera921/
Kiwara83555/
Kuwera83160/
Kiwere8352/
Kivera8312/
Kiwero834/
Kiweri833/
Kiwora831/
Kiwira831/
Chiwera77780/
Kiweire7746/
Kiworra7726/
Kijwara7722/
Kaiwara7716/
Kiveera776/
Kibeera776/
Kiwirra773/
Kaiwira772/
Kuweera772/
Kiberah772/
Kiberai771/
Kuiwara771/
Kiwaara771/
Kijwere771/
Kiewery771/
Khuweira71766/
Chihwera717/
Kishwero714/
Kijwaara714/
Khaiwara711/
Kichweri711/
Kibehera711/
Civera673,004/
Kewara67216/
Kuwara67178/
Kivara67146/
Kivira6789/
Kevara6781/
Kewere6772/
Kuwora6753/
Kuvera6737/
Kivero6730/
Kewora6723/
Kiverä6722/
Kiwiri6722/
Kivere6722/
Kiveri6718/
Kybera6711/
Kiwaro679/
Kevera678/
Kivora676/
Kiworo674/
Kewery673/
Kuvira673/
Kuwira672/
Kiwiro672/
Kywara672/
Kevira672/
Keweri671/
Kibery671/
Kiwire671/
Qewera671/

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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 Kiwera
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