Kavulu Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kavulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8451:46,2005,706
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Kenya2081:222,01915,715
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Kavulu (107) may also be a first name.

Kavulu Last Name Facts

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

Kavulu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kavulu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kavulu is the 245,179th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kavulu live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 107 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 46,200. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 34 percent reside, Kampala District, where 21 percent reside and Mukono District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Kavulu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavutlu9286/
Kavuluu924/
Kavuulu924/
Kauvulu921/
Kawulu83976/
Kavilu83273/
Kovulu833/
Gkashvulu801/
Kawuulu7716/
Kaivilu7710/
Cavuslu779/
Kawulus773/
Kabuulu772/
Koivulu772/
Kaiwulu771/
Kabuleu771/
Kabaulu771/
Gkaivilu711/
Kabulluh711/
Kawilu6723/
Kouvoulou6711/
Kawolu673/
Cabulu673/
Khaboulou671/
Kabulü671/
Kevilu671/
Kawuloe621/
Kovollu621/
Cheawulu5710/

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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 Kavulu
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