Kavua Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Kavua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kavua (51) may also be a first name.
Kavua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavua (Hindi: कवुआ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kavua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 860,770th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Kavua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kavua reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 51 people.
Kavua is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Beside The DR Congo Kavua is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavuayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kahavua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafua | 80 | 849 | / |
| Kavuo | 80 | 455 | / |
| Kavva | 80 | 318 | / |
| Kavwa | 80 | 168 | / |
| Cavua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kawva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kovua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavwai | 73 | 125 | / |
| Kaufua | 73 | 44 | / |
| Khavva | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kavvou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kaibua | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kaabua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Cavuat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kavvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaubua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kapfua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauvwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahbua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaivwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayfua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafuayi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Khawvat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaibua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaphua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaisvuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabuhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khavvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavwas | 67 | 1 | / |
Kavua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavua in the Hindi language | ||
| कवुआ | kavu'a | - |
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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 Kavua
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