Kaveva Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaveva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaveva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Kaveva (116) may also be a first name.

Kaveva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaveva is found most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kaveva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaveva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Kaveva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kaveva live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kaveva is also the 868,627th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 116 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Kaveva is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 44 percent are found, Machakos County, where 29 percent are found and Makueni County, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavieva92206/
Kavaeva92179/
Kaveeva92115/
Kavevad921/
Khavaeva86249/
Khavieva8611/
Khaveeva866/
Katveeva861/
Kavhaeva861/
Kavava83295/
Kaviev83254/
Kavevo83117/
Kaveev83114/
Kaviva8357/
Kiveva8357/
Koveva834/
Khavev832/
Katvev831/
Kaveav831/
Kaweva831/
Kashveeva805/
Kavehvash801/
Kovaeva7781/
Kabeeva7745/
Koveeva7717/
Khavava7711/
Kasueva778/
Kovieva776/
Khaviev772/
Kiveeva771/
Khaveev771/
Kavivai771/
Khaviva771/
Kovev733/
Cavev731/
Kabev731/
Khasueva71231/
Khovaeva71200/
Khabeeva71156/
Kachueva7120/
Kavetvuo719/
Kashveev714/
Khavewah711/
Kaweevat711/
Kashueva711/
Kajvohva711/
Kawewa67583/
Kasuev67128/
Kabeev6749/
Kavovo6746/
Kovava6729/
Kavavo6717/
Kaychueva6714/
Kavaiv6712/
Cavava678/
Koveev677/
Kevava672/
Kawava672/
Kavawa672/
Khashueva672/
Kavewo671/
Keviva671/
Kaveewath671/
Khachueva671/
Khaviv671/
Koviev671/
Koviva671/

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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 Kaveva
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