Kyewa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kyewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kyewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyewa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyewa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda Kyewa is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 39 percent reside, Bududa District, where 22 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyeva801,041/
Kiywa8035/
Kiewa8015/
Kyewo8012/
Kyiwa803/
Khiewa73122/
Kiewat7338/
Kijewa7326/
Kieway7322/
Kihewa7318/
Keewah731/
Kiewai731/
Kyevat731/
Kiewatt6785/
Kiewacz6711/
Kayyeva674/
Kijjewa672/
Khiewai671/
Kiewadt671/
Kayieba671/
Kyavwua671/
Kiayway671/
Kayieva671/
Kauyiwa671/

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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 Kyewa
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