Ivusa Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ivusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ivusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2261:204,33614,774
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873

The alternate forms: Ivuša (57) are calculated separately.

Ivusa (12) may also be a first name.

Ivusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ivusa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ivuša. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivusa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ivusa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Ivusa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 204,336. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 72 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Ivusa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Ivusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivuša9357/
Ivusza9176/
Ivutsa911/
Aivausa833/
Ivoussa831/
Ivoutsa831/
Ivuse80174/
Evusa80131/
Ibusa8039/
Ivuza8034/
Ivisa8033/
Iwusa808/
Ivuso806/
Yvusa804/
Jibusa73439/
Jivisa7333/
Aivisa7319/
Ibusza7314/
Ivusić737/
Ivisay737/
Ivisah737/
Gibusa736/
Iviesa734/
Yiwusa732/
Yivuse731/
Ibutsa731/
Ibuusa731/
Ibousa731/
Givuza731/
Evousa731/
Evusia731/
Inpusa731/
Evusah731/
Ivusich6750/
Eivissa6713/
Gaibusa6712/
Inphusa676/
Iwoussa672/
Evoussa672/
Iboussa671/
Jivisai671/

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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 Ivusa
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