Kavinya Surname
Approximately 2,995 people bear this surname
Kavinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,383 | 1:19,379 | 2,269 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kavinya (656) may also be a first name.
Kavinya Demographics
Kavinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kavinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavinya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 147,758th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,433,237 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavinya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 324,189th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 656 people.
The surname Kavinya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,383 people, or 1 in 19,379. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 74 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Makueni County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Kavinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasvinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kavainya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kawinya | 86 | 80 | / |
| Kavenya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kavinja | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kovinya | 86 | 15 | / |
| Khawinya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kavaynya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kahwinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawenya | 71 | 110 | / |
| Kovenya | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kawinja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kovynya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cavinja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabinia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cavinha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kavinjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavehnia | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kabiniah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kaabinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khavenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabenjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabeenya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kavinya
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