Kaviha Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaviha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaviha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8731:52,8985,309
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
India91:85,229,487684,495
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kaviha (105) may also be a first name.

Kaviha Last Name Facts

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

Kaviha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻬﺎ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaviha? popularity and diffusion

Kaviha is the 393,872nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaviha reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 105 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 873 people, or 1 in 52,898. In Kenya Kaviha is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 68 percent are found, Lamu County, where 17 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Kaviha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kaviha last name is primarily Christian (90%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavihai929/
Kavia91750/
Kavihuha861/
Kaviua8339/
Kawiha8334/
Kavija834/
Khavia834/
Kaveha831/
Kaviah831/
Kavhya831/
Kavaiya77299/
Kavagia7779/
Kaiwhea7724/
Kavuiya7721/
Kaavihi7713/
Kaeviah7711/
Khavieh778/
Kavijai777/
Kabihay771/
Khaviat771/
Kavijay771/
Kavehau771/
Kavya732,502/
Cavia731,664/
Kawia73737/
Kavie73340/
Kavio7397/
Kovia7372/
Kevia7321/
Kavji7314/
Kavehaha7111/
Kavaiyaj714/
Kavijaya711/
Kavhayya711/
Kayvijay711/
Kavaiyah711/
Gkavagia711/
Kavijait711/
Kawias6753/
Kaavya6749/
Koveha6734/
Cavias6729/
Kavehi6726/
Kaviyo6725/
Kawiah6723/
Kasvio6718/
Kayvijaya6718/
Kaugia6717/
Khavie6716/
Caviaz6712/
Kovyha6711/
Kaiwia679/
Khavya678/
Kabiho677/
Kaviez676/
Kawhia676/
Kawija676/
Kaveao675/
Cavija674/
Kave'i673/
Kaveei673/
Kaweha673/
Kabieh673/
Kauwia672/
Keviah672/
Kahwja672/
Kavije672/
Kavyio671/
Khavea671/
Koviah671/
Kaveho671/
Khevia671/
Khavja671/
Kovioh671/
Kaivea671/
Keavya671/
Kaivie671/
Cabiha671/
Qawiha671/
Kavi'e671/
Kaviji671/
Kawiih671/
Kovieh671/
Kavjit671/
Kavjai671/
Caviah670/
Quavia670/
Caviat670/

Kaviha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaviha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻬﺎkafyha-

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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 Kaviha
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