Kiwi Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4631:17,6111,777
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Israel511:167,79717,113
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Chile321:550,51513,718
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Palestine71:649,83613,939
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kiwi (2,292) may also be a first name.

Kiwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwi (Arabic: كيوي, Hindi: किवी) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiwi is the 415,025th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Kiwi reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kiwi is also the 155,744th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 2,292 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 17,611. In Papua New Guinea Kiwi is most numerous in: Morobe, where 30 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent reside and Bougainville, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwai89466/
Kaiwi89292/
Kiwoi89213/
Kiwei8918/
Kiwii8913/
Kiwie891/
Kiwih891/
Kiwiy891/
Kuiwi891/
Kijwi891/
Koiwai803,664/
Kaiwai80615/
Kiswii80568/
Kaiwii8013/
Kaiwei809/
Kuiwai809/
Khaiwi809/
Kaiwie802/
Keiwit801/
Kiewie801/
Keiwai801/
Kiewei801/
Kiewui801/
Khiwit801/
Kiswei801/
Kiswiy801/
Kiwoit801/
Koiwei801/
Kiewai801/
Kiwidd801/
Kivi755,335/
Kiwa754,237/
Kiwe752,197/
Kewi751,111/
Kuwi75272/
Kiwy7549/
Kywi758/
Kjwi751/
Kiwisch739/
Kheiwei736/
Khijwai731/
Kaiweit731/
Khiewai731/
Koiwa678,497/
Koivi671,194/
Kaiwa671,181/
Kaiwe67803/
Kivai67670/
Kuivi67491/
Keiwa67382/
Khiwa67370/
Chiwi67316/
Khuwi67315/
Kivie67234/
Kiewe67196/
Kuiwa67175/
Kivoi67173/
Kaivi67127/
Kiovi6776/
Kivio6766/
Kiwoy6743/
Kivui6733/
Kuwih6730/
Kiviz6729/
Keivi6726/
Qiwei6723/
Kiwey6721/
Kivei6717/
Kiewa6715/
Keiwe6715/
Kijui6711/
Kiviç6711/
Kuwie6710/
Kaiui679/
Kehwi679/
Kiweh678/
Kyowi678/
Kijwa678/
Keawi677/
Kihwa675/
Qiwai675/
Kiway675/
Kkibi674/
Kiwwa673/
Kevii672/
Kajwi672/
Khewi672/
Keywi672/
Quiwi672/
Kiwaa672/
Kewie672/
Koiui672/
Kijbi671/
Kewii671/
Kivhi671/
Kewiy671/
Kibyi671/
Koiwe671/
Kuewi671/
Kiweu671/
Kiewy671/
Kihui671/
Kjhwi671/
Kievi671/

Kiwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwi in the Hindi language
किवीkivi-
Kiwi in the Arabic language
كيويkywy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiwi
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