Kiwuwa Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiwuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3911:99,84510,048
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiwuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiwuwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiwuwa is the 725,073rd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiwuwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kiwuwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 99,845. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent are found, Kampala District, where 19 percent are found and Mukono District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwuuwa92348/
Kiwuswa9223/
Kaiwuwa921/
Kiwuba8314/
Kivuwa838/
Kuwuwa836/
Kiwouba772/
Kiwuswo771/
Kibuywa771/
Kiwuuwo771/
Kiwuuba771/
Kewuway771/
Chiwuhwa711/
Kivuva6710,592/
Kibuwi67189/
Kiwowo6727/
Kiwube673/
Kivuwo671/
Kivuwi671/
Kivuwe671/
Kuwuwo671/
Kibuva671/

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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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  • 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 Kiwuwa
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