Kiwiya Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Kiwiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger351:548,34314,024
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kiwiya (11) may also be a first name.

Kiwiya Last Name Facts

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

Kiwiya is found most in Niger. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Kiwiya is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kiwiya live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger Kiwiya is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 63 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 37 percent live. Barring Niger it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwaya831,593/
Kiwuya8359/
Kuwiya8345/
Kiviya8326/
Kiwoya832/
Kiwija831/
Kiweya831/
Khoiwiyah801/
Chiwiya77373/
Kuwiyah7719/
Kivihya7714/
Kiwouya775/
Kisweya774/
Kiwiyop771/
Kiwai73466/
Kiwoi73213/
Kiwoy7343/
Kiwau7337/
Kiwey7321/
Kiwei7318/
Kiway735/
Kiwaa732/
Koiviyah713/
Koiwai673,664/
Kiwuyo67774/
Kaiwai67615/
Kivaya67537/
Kiwayo67330/
Kiwayi67328/
Kuwaya67218/
Kuwuya67125/
Kiwaye67124/
Kiweja6789/
Kaiway6779/
Kiwoyo6751/
Kiviyo6742/
Kiweji6734/
Kewaya6733/
Kiwoyi6731/
Kieway6722/
Kiwaha6716/
Kiwajo6716/
Kiweha6714/
Keiway6714/
Keweya6713/
Keviya6711/
Kuiwai679/
Kaiwei679/
Kiwoyp676/
Kivuya676/
Kuwoya676/
Kiswoy675/
Kewoya673/
Kewaiy673/
Ciwaya672/
Kivoya672/
Kuweya672/
Kihway671/
Kuviya671/
Kiwaeh671/
Kiwuji671/
Kiewei671/
Kiewui671/
Kibéya671/
Kiswei671/
Kiweyi671/
Kiwiji671/
Kiwoit671/
Kiwoji671/
Keiwai671/
Koiwei671/
Kiwayu671/
Kiwuye671/
Kiboiy671/
Kiewai671/
Kiwijo671/
Keweiy671/
Kaiwau671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiwiya
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