Kiwala Surname

93,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,4011:16,2602,527
DR Congo2,3461:31,4923,924
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kiwala (170) may also be a first name.

Kiwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiwala (Oriya: କିୱଲା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiwala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,610th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,430,333 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kiwala reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 170 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,401 people, or 1 in 16,260. In Uganda Kiwala is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 16 percent live, Kamuli District, where 14 percent live and Mayuge District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kiwala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiwala surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kiwala earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.8% less than the national average, earning 249,886 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiwala92138/
Kiwaala9264/
Kiwalya9248/
Kiwaula9219/
Khiwala9213/
Koiwala927/
Kiwalla926/
Kihwala921/
Kaiwalla8610/
Keiwalla861/
Khiwalia861/
Koiwalay861/
Koiwalah861/
Kiwale836,937/
Kiwali83681/
Kiwola83235/
Kiwała83212/
Kiwela83206/
Kivala83199/
Kiwalo8398/
Kuwala8363/
Kiwaly836/
Kewala834/
Kywala831/
Qiwala831/
Chiwala7712,225/
Kaywala77928/
Kuivala77309/
Kaivala77152/
Kuwalai7795/
Kivaula7760/
Kiwalle7740/
Kewalia7736/
Kijwalo7732/
Kajwala7727/
Kiwallo7713/
Kehwala7711/
Kiballa7710/
Kievala779/
Kihwale778/
Kiwally777/
Kojwala775/
Kiwaley775/
Khiwale775/
Kaiwali774/
Kaiwale773/
Kiwaalo773/
Kibaila772/
Kibaala772/
Kiwoola772/
Kivalya772/
Keswala771/
Kibalay771/
Kibhala771/
Kiwhale771/
Koivala771/
Quiwala771/
Keiwela771/
Kibalia771/
Khuwala771/
Kisuala771/
Kiswale771/
Kuwalia771/
Khiwela771/
Kivalia771/
Kiwaloi771/
Kuuwala771/
Khiwali771/
Chiwaula717,617/
Chiwaala71299/
Kajwaula71173/
Chiwaila7178/
Chiwalai7129/
Kaivalya7125/
Kaaiwela7110/
Khaiwale715/
Kuwahala712/
Kheswala712/
Kajwaala712/
Khivalia711/
Kuibalia711/
Chiwalya711/
Chihwala711/
Kejwalai711/
Kaivalau711/
Kaivalla711/
Kissuala711/
Kuibalah711/
Kuivalai711/
Chiwalah711/
Kivela67756/
Kivali67751/
Kivale67681/
Kewela67539/
Kiwoli67304/
Kevala67284/
Kuvala67245/
Kewale67195/
Kiwoly67157/
Kiwolo67143/
Kiwelo67139/
Kibała67138/
Kývala67102/
Kivalo6752/
Kybala6738/
Kuwalo6734/
Kewalo6728/
Kewola6721/
Kyvala6721/
Kheshwala6720/
Kiwole6718/
Kewali6712/
Civala6711/
Käbala678/
Keshwalla676/
Kheswalla676/
Kuwela675/
Kiwało675/
Khuwailah674/
Cuwala672/
Ciwali672/
Kuwola672/
Kibaly672/
Khoivalap671/
Kivola671/

Kiwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiwala in the Oriya language
କିୱଲାkiwala-

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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 Kiwala
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