Kavukwi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavukwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavukwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kavukwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavukwi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavukwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavukwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kavukwi occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Kavukwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavukwi93331/
Kavugwi86592/
Kabukwi861/
Khavugwi801,155/
Khabukwi80354/
Kavungwi803/
Khavukui801/
Khavungwi751/
Kabugwi7112/
Kavugwe713/
Kabukwe712/
Kabukwa711/
Kampukwe6750/
Kawokwoi674/
Khabugwi673/
Kabunkwe672/
Khabukwe671/
Kavukcuer6311/
Kabugwa5771/
Kabugwe5716/
Kabucwa5713/
Kabokwe575/
Caviqui571/
Kavogue571/
Kawokwe571/

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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 Kavukwi
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