Kavavu Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Kavavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kavavu (13) may also be a first name.
Kavavu Demographics
Kavavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kavavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kavavu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kavavu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kavavu is the 1,882,912th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kavavu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Kavavu is most common in: Kitui County, where 97 percent live, Makueni County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya Kavavu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
Kavavu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kavavu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 100.45% more than the national average, earning R 476,340 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qavavau | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kasvawu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Keavovou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kawevu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kawawu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kabovu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keyvabu | 62 | 34 | / |
| Kaibabu | 62 | 27 | / |
| Keivabu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Gqabavu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kabawou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Koibavu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kawawut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kawawup | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kababuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kababeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kaybabu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kawawgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kabhabhu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kabowu | 50 | 99 | / |
| Kawewu | 50 | 6 | / |
| Kobawu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Cababu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Kavavu
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