Kwiyani Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwiyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwiyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Botswana721:30,3746,067
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwiyani Last Name Facts

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

Kwiyani is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwiyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwiyani is the 599,225th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname Kwiyani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwiyani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Besides Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwiyane8640/
Kwiyeni8614/
Kwaiani867/
Kweyani866/
Kwayani865/
Kwiyana861/
Khwiyane8074/
Kweyanyi802/
Kuhiyani802/
Kwai'ani801/
Kwaini77529/
Kweani7729/
Kwanei7719/
Kwayni7714/
Kwoini7711/
Kweini777/
Kwauni773/
Kwaeni772/
Gweyani71127/
Kwayini7167/
Kwiyena7161/
Nkweini7140/
Kweyana7136/
Kuiyana7127/
Kwayana7119/
Gwayani7113/
Kwayeni7112/
Kuayani714/
Kuiyoni713/
Kweyane712/
Guiyani712/
Kwaweni712/
Gwijani711/
Kuoiani711/
Kwijane711/
Kwane67342/
Kwayanna6793/
Kwine6769/
Kwiyenge6721/
Khweyane6714/
Guiyanni6710/
Gwiyange672/
Kwiyenha672/
Kgwayane672/
Khwijane671/
Ngwayani671/
Nkwayane671/
Khwayane671/

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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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  • 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 Kwiyani
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