Kasanvu Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kasanvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kasanvu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4171:93,6199,605
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Kasanvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kasanvu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kasanvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasanvu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 679,794th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasanvu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 93,619. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 19 percent live, Wakiso District, where 14 percent live and Luuka District, where 14 percent live. Besides Uganda Kasanvu occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashanvu9334/
Kassanvu933/
Kasenvu864/
Kasamvu864/
Kajanvu861/
Kashamvu804/
Kasamvut801/
Kasemvu7141/
Kazonvu711/
Kashambu677/
Kasambou672/
Kossanbou631/
Kadjounvou591/
Caxanbu572/
Casambu571/
Kazomvu571/
Kosonwut531/
Kossambou501/
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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 Kasanvu
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