Kavavu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kavavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kavavu (13) may also be a first name.

Kavavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavavu is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kavavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kavavu is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kavavu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Kavavu is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 97 percent are found, Makueni County, where 2 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Kavavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavawu831/
Qavavau7723/
Kasvawu778/
Keavovou7113/
Kawevu67134/
Kawawu6797/
Kabovu675/
Keyvabu6234/
Kaibabu6227/
Keivabu6221/
Gqabavu624/
Kabawou622/
Koibavu621/
Kawawut621/
Kawawup621/
Kababuh621/
Kababeu621/
Kaybabu621/
Kawawgu621/
Kabhabhu571/
Kabowu5099/
Kawewu506/
Kobawu504/
Cababu503/

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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 Kavavu
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