Kativhu Surname

122,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kativhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kativhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,6991:4,174364
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kativhu (39) may also be a first name.

Kativhu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kativhu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kativhu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kativhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kativhu is the 122,698th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,956,914 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kativhu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kativhu is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,699 people, or 1 in 4,174. In Zimbabwe Kativhu is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 61 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kativhui936/
Kativu921,890/
Khativu861/
Katevu772/
Katiwu771/
Katibou711/
Khatibuy671,007/
Catuibhuj631/
Kaittiwut631/
Kashtevau631/
Katewu62338/
Kotevu62156/
Kateebu575/
Katebou572/
Khatebu571/
Koutibou537/
Koutevou531/

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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 Kativhu
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