Kiwesi Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2261:234,25519,221
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Kiwesi (29) may also be a first name.

Kiwesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwesi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwesi is the 655,080th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiwesi are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kiwesi is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 234,255. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 50 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 40 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiweesi92283/
Kiweshi9255/
Kiwesit921/
Kiwessi921/
Kiswesi921/
Kiweessi861/
Kibesi83182/
Kivesi83141/
Kuwesi8365/
Kewesi8339/
Kiweji8334/
Kiwezi8327/
Kiwese8321/
Kiwasi8319/
Kiwesa837/
Kiwisi834/
Kibeesi7784/
Kiweshe7762/
Chiwesi7760/
Kiwashi7748/
Kiwishi778/
Kisuesi774/
Kiwaisi774/
Kiweesa771/
Kiswezi771/
Kiswese771/
Kaiwasi771/
Kibehsi771/
Kiwessa771/
Kiwassi771/
Kiwoshi771/
Kibeishi715/
Chiweshi713/
Gkivetsi712/
Kivisi67532/
Kiwise67224/
Kiwisa67117/
Kevasi67107/
Kiwege6796/
Kuwasi6753/
Kevisi6747/
Kebesi6718/
Kiwazi6713/
Kuwese6713/
Kuvisi6712/
Kibegi6711/
Kivesa6710/
Kevesi676/
Kewasi676/
Kiwase675/
Kewisi675/
Kivosi674/
Kuvesi672/
Kiweza672/
Kivasi672/
Kuwezi671/
Kiwiza671/
Kewese671/
Kiwozi671/
Kiweze671/
Kewegi671/
Kiwiji671/
Kivesy671/

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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 Kiwesi
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