Kavunja Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Kavunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kavunja (42) may also be a first name.
Kavunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kavunja occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavunja? popularity and diffusion
Kavunja is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Kavunja is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kavunja reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kavunja is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavundja | 93 | 41 | / |
| Kavunji | 86 | 862 | / |
| Kavunia | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kavinja | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kavunza | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kavunya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khavunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawunya | 71 | 111 | / |
| Kavunge | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kabunje | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kawunza | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kawinja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kavunye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cavinja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawonja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawunia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawunje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavinjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavonji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabunsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavunji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabuunza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kavuncuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khabunje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawgunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabuinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawonjja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevhinja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kavunja
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