Kavuku Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kavuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kavuku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2741:168,54012,948
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kavuku (65) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kavuku Demographics

Kavuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 14 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kavuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavuku has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname Kavuku is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kavuku reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most common forename worldwide, held by 65 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 168,540. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 74 percent reside, Machakos County, where 22 percent reside and Makueni County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Kavuku is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Kavuku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavukcu9246/
Khavuku921/
Kavuuku921/
Khavukui861/
Kaviku83180/
Kawuku8329/
Kavucu833/
Kavutcu77324/
Kavhiku7717/
Kabukcu779/
Kabukku776/
Khabuku775/
Kabuuku773/
Kaboukou711/
Kachwuku711/
Kovucu6785/
Kawiku672/
Gqabuku621/
Qavutcu621/
Kabuucu621/
Cabucu504/
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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 Kavuku
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