Kasavu Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Kasavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Kasavu (12) may also be a first name.
Kasavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasavu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kasavu is the 1,447,279th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kasavu reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Kasavu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 99 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashavu | 92 | 34 | / |
| Kassavu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Katsavou | 86 | 273 | / |
| Kassavou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kasawu | 83 | 1,525 | / |
| Kasevu | 83 | 56 | / |
| Kazavu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kasovu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Casavu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kesavu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kashawu | 77 | 80 | / |
| Keshavu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khasawu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kachavu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kassabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kacaveu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasawuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kazavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaziavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasevhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khashavoup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kossavou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kadjavou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kashabhu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kassaabu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khasabuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keshavuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khasaabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachavhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazovu | 67 | 720 | / |
| Kasewu | 67 | 578 | / |
| Kazevu | 67 | 333 | / |
| Kazawu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Casabu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Koutsavou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasowu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khassaabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kesawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajovu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayzavou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kasavu
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