Kavango Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kavango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Namibia131:185,3399,730
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kavango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavango occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kavango click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavango? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kavango live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavaingo931/
Khavango931/
Kavano92489/
Kavago929/
Kavanga861,142/
Kavanoz86520/
Kawango86383/
Kavongo8648/
Cavango869/
Kavengo869/
Kayvano867/
Kavayno862/
Khavano862/
Kauvano861/
Kaswango80130/
Kaisvano8060/
Kabangou8011/
Kavhanga809/
Kawangot804/
Kavangah802/
Kasvongo801/
Kaivanga801/
Kavainga801/
Kavangha801/
Kabaango801/
Kaabongo801/
Kavanoch800/
Kawano7750,390/
Kabano779,968/
Kavana772,491/
Kawago77332/
Cavano77280/
Kovago77116/
Kavogo7731/
Kovano776/
Kavaga776/
Kavono774/
Kabahango7519/
Kavagouth7511/
Kavahanou751/
Kavoungou751/
Kawanga7123,075/
Caivano712,116/
Cabango711,601/
Kawengo711,441/
Kavenga71732/
Kawongo71221/
Kavanah71194/
Kavogoi71133/
Khavana7175/
Kavanau7157/
Cavanos7143/
Cavanoğ7140/
Cavagno7135/
Kavanna7124/
Kaibano7113/
Kavonga7112/
Cavanga7110/
Kavgana719/
Kawanou719/
Kaveana719/
Kavaina718/
Kawagoi718/
Khawano718/
Kevengo716/
Kabagho716/
Kavanat715/
Khabano715/
Kaswano715/
Kawaino714/
Kavayna713/
Cavanho713/
Cavanno712/
Kahwano712/
Kevanga712/
Kawwano711/
Kahwago711/
Catvano711/
Kavanaa711/
Kavougo711/
Kaivana711/
Kabanho711/
Kabanno711/
Kabaago711/
Kovagou711/
Cavongo711/
Cavaino711/
Kavanha711/
Cavagos710/
Kaywanga67971/
Khawanga67536/
Koubango67158/
Kavhenga67153/
Kaiwanga67106/
Kajwanga6792/
Kawenggo6765/
Khabongo6759/
Kaswanga6753/
Gkavanas6722/
Kasuanga6721/
Kachwano6719/
Cavagnod6719/
Kavougou6713/
Kaveinga6712/
Cavagnot6711/
Kaivauna677/
Kavannah676/
Kahuongo676/
Kayuanga675/
Kavounos675/
Kabuongo675/
Khavogoi675/
Cavangna674/
Kaibanga674/
Kaibongo674/
Khayuano674/
Kavanadh673/
Kavanauh673/
Cavangah672/
Kabongou672/
Khabanga672/
Kavhonga671/
Caivaino671/
Kavanaha671/
Kawang'a671/
Kavanash671/
Kaswongo671/
Kawaanga671/
Kayvanah671/
Khawongo671/
Kaboingo671/
Kabonggo671/
Kabongho671/
Kabonngo671/
Kabaugho671/
Kahabago671/
Kkabongo671/
Kkawanga671/
Kaawanga671/
Kabaanga671/
D'Kawano671/
Kkabanga671/
Kabongoo671/
Kavagnah670/
Kavanaah670/

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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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  • 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 Kavango
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