Kavii Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Mongolia41:706,32211,365

Kavii (31) may also be a first name.

Kavii Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavii is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavii? popularity and diffusion

Kavii is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Kavii occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kavii are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 31 people.

The last name Kavii is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 96 percent reside, Meru County, where 2 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Mongolia, where 2 percent reside.

Kavii Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavi8910,019/
Kavehii831/
Kavai803,269/
Kavoi802,043/
Kavei80530/
Kavie80340/
Khavi80323/
Kavui80304/
Kaiwi80292/
Kauvi80164/
Kaivi80127/
Kavyi80108/
Kavio8097/
Kaviy8076/
Kayvi8070/
Kaavi8033/
Kawii8033/
Kahvi8017/
Kavij8013/
Kaiui809/
Kkavi807/
Kavhi804/
Kajvi802/
Kovii802/
Keavi801/
Kavaiy732,503/
Khavai73940/
Kaswii73900/
Kaiwai73615/
Kavhai73294/
Kavieh73114/
Khajvi7391/
Kasvid7375/
Kaivoi7365/
Kauvai7350/
Kasvis7323/
Kavaia7316/
Khavie7316/
Kaiwii7313/
Khatvi7311/
Kavois7310/
Kaiwei739/
Khaiwi739/
Kavaai738/
Kauvei737/
Kaihui737/
Kaivei735/
Kaavui735/
Khaiui734/
Khaivi733/
Kaiwie732/
Kavije732/
Hkavyi732/
Kaivai732/
Gkavis731/
Khavei731/
Ka'vai731/
Kavhei731/
Kaivie731/
Khavoi731/
Kavoit731/
Kavaij731/
Kauvoi731/
Kavi'e731/
Kaivui731/
Keavit731/
Kavhui731/
Kahavi731/
Kava6719,655/
Kawi6710,538/
Kave674,657/
Kovi672,858/
Qavi672,157/
Cavi67286/
Kavy67143/
Khatvai6786/
Khavich6754/
Khavieh678/
Kavaghi676/
Kavehie675/
Kachhvi674/
Kaivait673/
Khaviph673/
Kavaich672/
Kayviss671/
Kayvije671/
Kaiweit671/
Kauvaid671/
Kavuhyi671/
Khasvai671/
Kahavis671/
Kavisch670/
Kasvoit670/

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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 Kavii
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