Kavega Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kavega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kavega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavega is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kavega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kavega are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Kavega is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Kavega occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavenga | 92 | 732 | / |
| Kavhenga | 86 | 153 | / |
| Kaveinga | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kawega | 83 | 174 | / |
| Kaviga | 83 | 102 | / |
| Kavoga | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kavaga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kovega | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kevega | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cavega | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kavego | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kavinga | 77 | 2,127 | / |
| Kavagai | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kavagay | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kaweega | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kavengo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kabegga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaabega | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kabegha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kavigai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaweiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kajwega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kabeiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaaviga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ceavega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavhinga | 71 | 294 | / |
| Kahwenga | 71 | 104 | / |
| Kavainga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavighau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaavinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawaga | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Kovaga | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kovyga | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kavogo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kevaga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kevoga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kavago | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kawego | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caviga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kawoga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kewaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keviga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowaga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kavega
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