Kavaya Surname
Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname
Kavaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,905 | 1:24,241 | 2,737 |
| Tanzania | 162 | 1:326,800 | 24,625 |
| Cameroon | 81 | 1:256,408 | 24,973 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Kavaya (749) may also be a first name.
Kavaya Demographics
Kavaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kavaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavaya (Hindi: कावया, Marathi: कावया, Russian: Кавая) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kavaya is the 186,929th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kavaya live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 749 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,905 people, or 1 in 24,241. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 59 percent live, Kakamega County, where 19 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Kavaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kavaya are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Kavaya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.61% more than the national average, earning $60,672 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kavaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavaya in the Hindi language | ||
| कावया | kavaya | 50 |
| कवया | kavaya | 25 |
| काव्या | kavya | 25 |
| Kavaya in the Marathi language | ||
| कावया | kavaya | 50 |
| कव | kava | 50 |
| Kavaya in the Russian language | ||
| Кавая | kavaa | - |
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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 Kavaya
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