Kavinga Surname

196,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kavinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Zimbabwe2311:66,83210,026
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Zambia1831:86,6127,214
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kavinga (1,892) may also be a first name.

Kavinga Last Name Facts

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

Kavinga is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kavinga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavinga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,943rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,426,209 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Kavinga live; 36 percent live in Central Africa and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,772nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 1,892 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 28 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Kavinga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Kavinga
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