Kavanja Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kavanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kavanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kavanja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kavanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavanja live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kavanja is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Kavanja is mostly found in: Luuka District, where 52 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 28 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Kavanja
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