Kiwia Surname

93,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,8471:10,9231,414
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kiwia (73) may also be a first name.

Kiwia Last Name Facts

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

Kiwia occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kiwia.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwia? popularity and diffusion

Kiwia is the 93,771st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,433,428 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiwia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiwia is also the 1,134,117th most common forename at a global level, borne by 73 people.

The last name Kiwia is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,847 people, or 1 in 10,923. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 34 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent live and Arusha Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Kiwia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiwia919/
Kiw'ia911/
Kiwija911/
Koiwia911/
Kiewiay831/
Kivia80572/
Kewia8061/
Kuwia8018/
Kiwya8013/
Kiwio805/
Kiviat73230/
Kiweha7314/
Chiwia732/
Kievia731/
Kiewja731/
Kewiad731/
Keiwya731/
Ciwija731/
Kiwijo731/
Kivias731/
Kibiaa731/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kiwajja6716/
Kiwujja6712/
Keawiad677/
Kiveyia671/
Kheswia671/
Ckivias671/
Kiwijjo671/
Khuwija671/
Kibujia671/
Kibeija671/
Kaiweaa671/
Kaiweah671/

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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 Kiwia
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