Kiwu Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Kiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 133 | 1:293,528 | 20,541 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Kiwu (13) may also be a first name.
Kiwu Demographics
Average Kiwu Salary in
South Africa
R 15,432
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiwu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiwu is the 942,947th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Kiwu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kiwu live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 293,528. In Uganda Kiwu is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Mpigi District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Kiwu Last Name Statistics demography
Kiwu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.51% less than the national average, earning R 15,432 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koiwu | 89 | 574 | / |
| Kaiwu | 89 | 90 | / |
| Kiwau | 89 | 37 | / |
| Kiswu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kiewu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Keiwu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kiowu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kiwou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kiweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koiwou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kiewhu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Koiwuu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kaiwou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaiwuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuiweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiewui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keiwuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koiwuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kewu | 75 | 549 | / |
| Kivu | 75 | 402 | / |
| Kuwu | 75 | 99 | / |
| Qiwu | 75 | 42 | / |
| Kywu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Koivu | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Caiwu | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Kewui | 67 | 631 | / |
| Kiveu | 67 | 363 | / |
| Khewu | 67 | 262 | / |
| Kewou | 67 | 174 | / |
| Kivou | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kaivu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kuwau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kivui | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kivud | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kiovu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kivuu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kivau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chiwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Quiwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kivut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cuiwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hkewu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ckuwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kewus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivhu | 67 | 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 Kiwu
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