Kavetu Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Kavetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1,007 | 1:2,393 | 366 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kavetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavetu is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavetu? popularity and diffusion
Kavetu is the 358,623rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname Kavetu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavetu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 2,393. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Kunene Region, where 73 percent reside, Otjozondjupa Region, where 21 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawetu | 83 | 351 | / |
| Kavatu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kavitu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kavithu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kovettu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kabethu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kabeitu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kavattu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kavottu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kabeetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavatau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawethui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawatu | 67 | 1,838 | / |
| Kawitu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kawotu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kevatu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kõvatu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cabetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaavoitus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevitu | 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 Kavetu
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