Kavuwa Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kavuwa (78) may also be a first name.

Kavuwa Last Name Facts

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

Kavuwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kavuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavuwa? popularity and diffusion

Kavuwa is the 933,049th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavuwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kavuwa is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 226,372. In Kenya Kavuwa is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 99 percent live, Muranga County, where 0 percent live and Nyeri County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Kavuwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Kavuwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavuswa9260/
Kavuw'a921/
Kavuuwa921/
Kawuwa832,533/
Kavuva83182/
Kavuwo8327/
Khabuwa77157/
Kabuwah7714/
Kavuvai774/
Kawuuwa773/
Kavhuwo771/
Kabuhwa771/
Kabouwa771/
Kaiwuwa771/
Kawuswa771/
Kavihuha711/
Khavueva711/
Kabouwai711/
Kabouway711/
Kaviva6757/
Koviwa6737/
Kawiwa676/
Kowuwa671/
Kavuvo671/
Kawuwo671/

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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 Kavuwa
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