Kakivi Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kakivi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakivi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196

Kakivi (158) may also be a first name.

Kakivi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakivi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakivi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakivi is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kakivi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 158 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 99 percent live, Kiambu County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent live.

Kakivi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kakivi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakivai9238/
Kakivyi9235/
Kakievi921/
Kaakivai861/
Kakuvi83408/
Kakiva83152/
Kakevi834/
Kacivi833/
Kakieva77178/
Khakibi779/
Kakivay773/
Keakevi771/
Khakiva771/
Kaykive771/
Kaykieva71323/
Khakieva71227/
Kakivaya7116/
Kakevich716/
Kaikieva715/
Kakhieva714/
Khakhuvi711/
Kakivaay711/
Kaykayvi711/
Kaskevich671,042/
Kakiwa67387/
Kekevi67287/
Katkevich67100/
Kekiwi6764/
Kokiva6732/
Kokibi6710/
Khakkieva679/
Kakuve679/
Kokuvi678/
Kokevi676/
Khakevich673/
Kakhevich673/
Kadkevich672/
Kakeevich672/
Kakuwi672/
Kakebi671/
Kazkevich671/
Khakhieva671/
Kekive671/
Kakiwe671/
Kokive671/

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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 Kakivi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis