Kiweru Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kiweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kiweru (10) may also be a first name.
Kiweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiweru occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kiweru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiweru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Kiweru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kiweru reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname Kiweru is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 53 percent live, Arusha Region, where 24 percent live and Singida Region, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 47 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwaru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kiworu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kibeeru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kaiwaru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chiweru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kivaeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiberuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kibereu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihweru | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kuwaru | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kewaru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kivaru | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kevaru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keveru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuwiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuworu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjuiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiviru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivairu | 62 | 184 | / |
| Chiwiru | 62 | 7 | / |
| Kaybiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kajuiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khibiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kibairu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khevarau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaharu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chihwiru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Keverhaus | 53 | 11 | / |
| Keverrhaus | 50 | 5 | / |
| Kuvaru | 50 | 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 Kiweru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis