Kasuvu Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kasuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasuvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3551:130,08410,701
India1691:4,538,848117,745
England61:9,286,343223,652

Kasuvu (18) may also be a first name.

Kasuvu Last Name Facts

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

Kasuvu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasuvu? popularity and diffusion

Kasuvu is the 589,215th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. Kasuvu is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kasuvu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 130,084. In Kenya Kasuvu is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kasuvu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khasuvu922/
Kasuwu83129/
Katsuwu7721/
Kasuubu776/
Kasuwou771/
Kasuiwu771/
Kassubu771/
Kashivu771/
Kazuwu6721/
Kassouwou675/
Kassoubou674/
Kasowu674/
Kessouvou671/
Kashiwu6234/
Kachuwu621/
Casaubou5719/
Kashiewu571/
Kossouwou531/
Koussoubou502/
Kozubu501/

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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 Kasuvu
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