Kyakwe Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kyakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5441:97,3199,643
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kyakwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyakwe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyakwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,890th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname Kyakwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyakwe reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 544 people, or 1 in 97,319. In Tanzania Kyakwe is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 79 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Kyakwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyokwe83372/
Kyagwe839/
Kyakwi838/
Kiakwe831/
Kyaggwe772/
Kayokwe771/
Kaayakwa711/
Kyaakkwa711/
Kyanghwe711/
Kajyakwa711/
Kyagbe6747/
Kiakwa6727/
Kiokwe672/
Kyakui671/
Kyahangwe671/
Kyague671/
Kyacwa671/
Kyokue671/
Kyogwe671/
Kiagwe671/
Keagwe671/

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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 Kyakwe
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