Kavu Surname

285,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4321:35,7375,504
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Kenya2611:176,93413,356
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Nepal491:581,2444,701
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
England141:3,979,861125,553
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kavu (680) may also be a first name.

Kavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavu (Hindi: कवु, Marathi: कावू, Russian: Каву) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kavu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 285,793rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,418,250 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kavu live; 32 percent live in Southern Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kavu is also the 317,548th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 680 people.

The last name Kavu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 35,737. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 39 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Kavu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kavu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavuu891,382/
Kavou891,202/
Kavhu89802/
Kavuş89772/
Khavu89369/
Kavau89325/
Kavui89304/
Kaveu89103/
Kauvu89101/
Kavuy8989/
Kaivu8976/
Kasvu8925/
Kaevu8919/
Kaavu894/
Kahvu891/
Kavuj891/
Kavuşt80207/
Gkavou80143/
Kasvau8046/
Khavhu8041/
Kavuľa8033/
Kavush808/
Kausvu807/
Kaavui805/
Kaivou804/
Khavuj802/
Kahavu801/
Kachvu801/
Kaivui801/
Kaivau801/
Khavus801/
Kaveus801/
Kavhui801/
Kayvus801/
Kawu7530,613/
Cavu75358/
Kevu75346/
Kovu75162/
Kaveush733/
Kavuhyi731/
Kavoush731/
Koivu672,092/
Kawau671,029/
Cavus67918/
Kovou67695/
Kevau67560/
Kavoo67527/
Kawou67309/
Kawuj6797/
Cavut6792/
Kaiwu6790/
Kevui6784/
Cavau6770/
Kaweu6764/
Kavoň6743/
Kavuľová6740/
Kawuy6738/
Kawui6730/
Khovu6729/
Kawuz6727/
Kouvu6725/
Kauwu6723/
Kawhu6719/
Kawuu6716/
Khawu6714/
Kavoe6710/
Kaawu679/
Kawuh677/
Koveu676/
Kowau674/
Kahbu672/
Cauvu672/
Kaewu672/
Kaywu671/
Kkawu671/
Kahwu671/
Ckawu671/
Cavuş671/
Kovhu671/
Caavu671/
Keawu671/
Cavou671/
Keveu671/
Kewau671/
Keevu671/
Keivu671/
Kawgu671/
Kawwu671/
Kuivu671/

Kavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavu in the Marathi language
कावूkavu45.16
कवुkavu25.81
कावुkavu22.58
कवूkavu6.45
Kavu in the Hindi language
कवुkavu36.36
कवूkavu36.36
कावुkavu27.27
Kavu in the Russian language
Кавуkavu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kavu
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