Kwima Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Kwima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kwima (41) may also be a first name.
Kwima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwima is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwima live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwima is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Apart from The DR Congo Kwima occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaima | 91 | 29 | / |
| Kwimai | 91 | 10 | / |
| Khwima | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kgwima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwitma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khweima | 83 | 14 | / |
| K'Weima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuima | 80 | 351 | / |
| Kwema | 80 | 180 | / |
| Kwimi | 80 | 148 | / |
| Kwime | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kwimo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwimy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kh'weima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwimie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kwemah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kwismi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuimai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuimay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwimee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwaimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwuimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwimeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwuimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwimmy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwimah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuimau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwiemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwayma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwemaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwuimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoimoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwimmeh | 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 Kwima
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