Kavuo Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavuo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavuo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2271:203,43614,736
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Kavuo (152) may also be a first name.

Kavuo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavuo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavuo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 660,498th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname Kavuo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavuo live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kavuo is also the 746,252nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 152 people.

The surname Kavuo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 203,436. In Kenya Kavuo is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 47 percent are found, Machakos County, where 47 percent are found and Kwale County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Kavuo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavo89893/
Kaisvuo832/
Kavoi802,043/
Kavou801,202/
Kavoo80527/
Kavua80316/
Kavoa80295/
Kaveu80103/
Kauwo8098/
Kahvo8089/
Kaivo8086/
Kavop8077/
Kavwo8049/
Kavoň8043/
Kauvo8040/
Kafuo8013/
Kavoy8010/
Kawuo807/
Khavo807/
Kaevo806/
Kavoj803/
Kajuo802/
Katvo802/
Kaiuo802/
Kayuo802/
Kavvo801/
Gkavos73244/
Gkavou73143/
Kauwoh73105/
Kaivoi7365/
Kasvau7346/
Kaivos7344/
Kavvos7330/
Kavvou7324/
Kausuo7321/
Kaouho7314/
Kabuoh7312/
Kavois7310/
Khavoo739/
Kafuho735/
Kaivou734/
Kahavo734/
Kaiwuo732/
Kavauy731/
Kavwau731/
Khavoi731/
Kavoit731/
Kauwou731/
Kauwoi731/
Kauvoi731/
Kauboo731/
Kaveau731/
Kaphuo731/
Kaysuo731/
Khavot731/
Kavott731/
Katvot731/
Kava6719,655/
Kawo673,543/
Cavo671,878/
Kevo671,324/
Kovo67657/
Khavosh672/
Kaewvou671/
Kahavua671/
Kabuhoo671/
Kavoush671/
Kashvos671/
Kaujjuo671/
Kaahuoa671/
Kachvoo671/
Kasvoit670/
Kauwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Kavuo
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