Kavhu Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kavhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7921:19,4932,902
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kavhu (10) may also be a first name.

Kavhu Last Name Facts

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

Kavhu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavhu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,827th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. The last name Kavhu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kavhu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Kavhu is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 19,493. In Zimbabwe Kavhu is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavhu9141/
Kavhui911/
Kavu891,345/
Kavuu801,382/
Kavou801,202/
Kavuş80772/
Khavu80369/
Kavau80325/
Kavui80304/
Kaveu80103/
Kauvu80101/
Kavuy8089/
Kaivu8076/
Kasvu8025/
Kawhu8019/
Kaavu804/
Kahbu802/
Kavuj801/
Kahwu801/
Kovhu801/
Kahvu801/
Kavuşt73207/
Gkavou73143/
Kasvau7346/
Kavuľa7333/
Kavush738/
Kausvu737/
Kaavui735/
Kaivou734/
Khavuj732/
Kahawu732/
Kahavu731/
Kachvu731/
Kaivui731/
Kaivau731/
Khavus731/
Kaveus731/
Kayvus731/
Kawu6730,613/
Cavu67358/
Kovu67162/
Kahabou678/
Kaveush673/
Kavuhyi671/
Kavoush671/
Keawehu671/

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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 Kavhu
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