Kavetsa Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6761:68,3136,520
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kavetsa (13) may also be a first name.

Kavetsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavetsa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kavetsa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavetsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 488,996th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavetsa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Kavetsa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 68,313. In Kenya Kavetsa is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Kavetsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kavetsa surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavetsa931,617/
Khavetsah884/
Kavatsa8610/
Kavetsi865/
Kabetsa862/
Kavetza861/
Kavetsos8090/
Kavetsou8032/
Khavetza802/
Kabhetsa801/
Khavitsa801/
Kavitsha801/
Kaveza771,995/
Kahavitsa7512/
Khabeetsa751/
Khaveza7187/
Kawotsa7129/
Kavedza712/
Kovatsa712/
Kawitsa711/
Kobetsa711/
Kevedsa711/
Kavecha711/
Kovitsa711/
Kotvytsa6714/
Kavetchi674/
Kavechai672/
Khavedza672/
Kavaytso671/
Kavozsay671/
Kaivetzi671/
Kabetshe671/
Kabitsha671/
Khavecha671/
Kotvitsa671/

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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 Kavetsa
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