Kavuu Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3791:33,4883,645
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kavuu (425) may also be a first name.

Kavuu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavuu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kavuu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavuu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,656th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,273,188 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavuu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,660th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 425 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 33,488. In Kenya Kavuu is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 47 percent live, Makueni County, where 23 percent live and Kitui County, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Kavuu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavu891,345/
Kavou801,202/
Kavhu80802/
Kavuş80772/
Khavu80369/
Kavau80325/
Kavui80304/
Kaveu80103/
Kauvu80101/
Kavuy8089/
Kaivu8076/
Kasvu8025/
Kauwu8023/
Kawuu8016/
Kaavu804/
Kavue803/
Kavuj801/
Kahvu801/
Kavuşt73207/
Gkavou73143/
Kasvau7346/
Khavhu7341/
Kavuľa7333/
Kavush738/
Kausvu737/
Kauwau735/
Kaavui735/
Kaivou734/
Kauwus733/
Khavuj732/
Kauwou731/
Kayvus731/
Kavhui731/
Khabuu731/
Kaveus731/
Kahavu731/
Kachvu731/
Kaivui731/
Kaivau731/
Khavus731/
Kauswu731/
Kawu6730,613/
Khavueh67361/
Cavu67358/
Kovu67162/
Kaveush673/
Kabuuyi672/
Kavuhyi671/
Kavoush671/

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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 Kavuu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis