Kaviku Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaviku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kaviku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kaviku (68) may also be a first name.

Kaviku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaviku occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaviku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaviku reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 68 people.

Kaviku is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya it is most common in: Makueni County, where 99 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavhiku9217/
Kavuku83387/
Kaveku835/
Kawiku832/
Kavuuku771/
Khavuku771/
Khavukui711/
Kawuku6729/
Koveku676/
Kobiku671/
Kahweku6210/
Koubikou5725/
Kovucu5085/
Keweku509/
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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 Kaviku
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