Kiwunja Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kiwunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kiwunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiwunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiwunja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kiwunja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiwunja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiwunja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivunja | 86 | 284 | / |
| Kiwunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kibuunja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivunza | 71 | 119 | / |
| Kiwonza | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kivunya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kibunza | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kiwonsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivunje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaiwgunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwunje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chiwunji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevhinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwunza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwounzou | 63 | 84 | / |
| Kivunge | 57 | 1,919 | / |
| Kibunye | 57 | 14 | / |
| Kivonya | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kebunia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kivunio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuvunya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuwinia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quivinja | 53 | 25 | / |
| Chivunza | 53 | 16 | / |
| Chivunya | 53 | 6 | / |
| Chivhunza | 50 | 12 | / |
| Chiwounye | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chivhunji | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chivhunje | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chivaunya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Keveunxay | 50 | 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 Kiwunja
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