Kavivi Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavivi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavivi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4571:101,0508,825
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kavivi (25) may also be a first name.

Kavivi Last Name Facts

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

Kavivi occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavivi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 614,324th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kavivi are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 101,050. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 83 percent are found, Machakos County, where 16 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Kavivi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavivi9214/
Kayvivi925/
Kavievi921/
Kavivai921/
Kavuvi83348/
Kavive83159/
Kavevi83126/
Kaviva8357/
Kaviwi831/
Kevivi831/
Kovivi831/
Khaviva771/
Kavaibi771/
Khavieva7111/
Khavivhe711/
Kawiwi67245/
Kaveve672/
Kawive671/
Koviva671/
Kavuwi671/

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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 Kavivi
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