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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavii? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 96 percent are found, Meru County, where 2 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kavii is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Mongolia, where 2 percent are found.

Kavii Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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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