Kywa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Kywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kywa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kywa? popularity and diffusion

Kywa is the 3,602,217th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kywa live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kywa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 88 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Kywa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kywa last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kywa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 69.81% less than the national average, earning R 71,748 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaywa89179/
Khywa8910/
Kuywa898/
Koywa892/
Keywa891/
Kywua891/
Kywat891/
Khywah8020/
Khaywa8019/
Kyowua809/
Kaywai804/
Kayway802/
Keyswa801/
Kywe7512,354/
Kewa757,676/
Kiwa754,237/
Kyva751,673/
Kywi758/
Kywo754/
Kywu752/
Kywy751/
Khaywah7339/
Kayweah7321/
Keywatz738/
Kaywhea736/
Kaywash734/
Keysway731/
Kaywaya731/
Koiwa678,497/
Kaiwa671,181/
Khewa67591/
Kewai67507/
Kiwai67466/
Keiwa67382/
Khiwa67370/
Kuiwa67175/
Keuwa67163/
Kayua6784/
Keway6775/
Kiwah6768/
Khyba6759/
Keawa6744/
Kewah6740/
Kiwau6737/
Qaywa6718/
Kiewa6715/
Kyvai6713/
Keyua6711/
Kujwa6710/
Kehwa679/
Kayva679/
Kajwa679/
Kijwa678/
Kuywo678/
Kyowi678/
Keewa675/
Kiway675/
Kihwa675/
Koyva674/
Kewua674/
Kyova674/
Kiwwa673/
Kyshwaha673/
Koyua673/
Keywe673/
Keywi672/
Kaywe672/
Kewea672/
Kiwaa672/
Kuyua672/
Kewau671/
Kojwa671/
Keyva671/
Qoywa671/
Kiwua671/
Kaywatts671/
Kiwaś671/
Kywet671/
Kyvaj671/
Kaywo671/

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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 Kywa
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