Kayovu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kayovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kayovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kayovu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kayovu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayovu? popularity and diffusion

Kayovu is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayovu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Rakai District, where 37 percent live, Wakiso District, where 14 percent live and Kampala District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiyovu8319/
Kayavu8312/
Kayivu832/
Kajovu832/
Kayowu831/
Kayevu831/
Kayvus831/
Kayebou778/
Kayavhu775/
Kayevhu771/
Khayuvu771/
Koivu732,092/
Kyevu73112/
Kaveu73103/
Kauvu73101/
Kaivu7376/
Kouvu7325/
Kaevu7319/
Kaywu731/
Kouvou677,523/
Kawevu67134/
Kayawu6797/
Kajevu6787/
Kayewu6772/
Kouveu6748/
Keawou6714/
Kausvu677/
Kayiwu674/
Kaivou674/
Kaiwou673/
Khaybu672/
Kaewou671/
Kuyowu671/
Koiavu671/
Koivou671/
Kaivui671/
Kaivau671/
Kayebu671/
Kauwou671/
Kaiybu671/
Kujavu671/
Kiyavu671/

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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 Kayovu
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