Kuywa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kuywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kuywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuywa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuywa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuywa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kuywa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kuywa is most prevalent in: Nyandarua County, where 67 percent are found, Busia County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Kuywa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Kuywa
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