Kahiva Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kahiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kahiva (12) may also be a first name.

Kahiva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahiva is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahiva? popularity and diffusion

Kahiva is the 3,100,440th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahiva live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kahiva is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

Kahiva is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Beside The DR Congo Kahiva is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 10 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khahiva921/
Kajhivah861/
Kahiwa83168/
Kohiva832/
Koaiva831/
Kahifa831/
Kehiva831/
Kahiwat7756/
Kahivei7717/
Kauheva7713/
Kaheuva776/
Kajieva775/
Kahaeva772/
Kahevat771/
Kahipha771/
Kahihwa771/
Kohieva771/
Kauieva771/
Kayieva771/
Kaeva73544/
Köiva731/
Kahayeva71315/
Kahoiwai7121/
Khajieva718/
Khojieva717/
Kajhibaj711/
Khaeva67960/
Kaeiwa6714/
Kouiva6713/
Kahewa6711/
Kaevai677/
Kaaeva673/
Kaewha673/
Kahui'wai671/
Kajhiphah671/
Koheva671/
Kaeeva671/

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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 Kahiva
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