Kaviyu Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Kaviyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 180 | 1:13,386 | 2,469 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kaviyu (10) may also be a first name.
Kaviyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaviyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaviyu is found most in Namibia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaviyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,267,784th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaviyu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 10 people.
Kaviyu is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 13,386. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Ohangwena Region, where 64 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 21 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia Kaviyu exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kaviyu
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