Kavunu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kavunu 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
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kavunu Demographics

Kavunu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kavunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavunu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavunu? popularity and diffusion

Kavunu is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kavunu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavunu are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kavunu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 64 percent reside, Kitui County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Kavunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kavunu last name is predominantly 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
Kavungu922,767/
Kavounus863/
Khavungu861/
Kavinu831/
Kevunu831/
Gkavounou804/
Kavoungou801/
Kabunhu7710/
Kabounou713/
Kawuungu712/
Kawounou711/
Kawinu675/
Kowunu671/
Kouwonou571,860/
Kewounou571/
Kouwonnou536/
Kouwounou531/
Koubounou531/
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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 Kavunu
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