Kauyu Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Kauyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Kauyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kauyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kauyu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kauyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kauyu live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Kauyu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 406,269. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 55 percent live and Harare Province, where 45 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Namibia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayuyu | 91 | 744 | / |
| Kayuuyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kauju | 80 | 296 | / |
| Kaoyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kajuju | 73 | 6,919 | / |
| Kayayu | 73 | 215 | / |
| Kahuju | 73 | 84 | / |
| Kayoyu | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kiyayu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kayiyu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kueyou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kajiyu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kaujju | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kuyeju | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khaoyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuyuyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koyuyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kayuju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kayeyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaweyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaeoyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaujud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauhiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keuyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khauju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koueyou | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kauihou | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kaeu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khaiyyu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kayeeyu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuyaiyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaoujou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouoyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaojuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khioayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuyieu | 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
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- 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 Kauyu
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