Kakuvi Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kakuvi Surname User-submission:

The Kakuvi surname means 'short' in Kamba language (Kenya).

Kakuvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3571:129,35510,650
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kakuvi (146) may also be a first name.

Kakuvi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kakuvi surname means 'short' in Kamba language (Kenya).

- kakuvi

Kakuvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakuvi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakuvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 716,247th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakuvi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 763,528th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 146 people.

The last name Kakuvi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 129,355. In Kenya Kakuvi is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 73 percent are found, Makueni County, where 19 percent are found and Kitui County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Kakuvi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kakuvi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakuvyi921/
Kakuvai921/
Khakhuvi861/
Kakuva831,592/
Kakivi83163/
Kakuve839/
Kokuvi838/
Kakuwi832/
Kokouvi772,121/
Kakivai7738/
Kakivyi7735/
Kakoubi7715/
Koskuvi778/
Kakuubi772/
Khakubi772/
Kaikuve771/
Kakubhi771/
Kakievi771/
Kakusui771/
Kakuvha771/
Koukouvi7118/
Kaszkeuvich712/
Kokouvie711/
Kaakivai711/
Kakuwa671,739/
Kakuwe6799/
Koukouvis676/
Koukouvai671/
Kakiwe671/
Kacuva671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakuvi
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