Kiiva Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
India61:127,844,230863,365

Kiiva (12) may also be a first name.

Kiiva Last Name Facts

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

Kiiva occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiiva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kiiva live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Kiiva is most common in: Bugiri District, where 83 percent reside, Buyende District, where 4 percent reside and Luuka District, where 4 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiivas9110/
Khiieva831/
Kieva80431/
Kiive8041/
Kiiwa806/
Ciiva804/
Kiiver73174/
Kiivit73149/
Kiyova7387/
Kiivet7355/
Kyiova736/
Kijeva736/
Khieva734/
Kievad732/
Kievat732/
Kieeva732/
Kehiva731/
Kiiswa731/
Kiibah731/
Kuhiva731/
Cijiva731/
Kiiovi731/
Kihiwa731/
Kievas731/
Chijiva6757/
Kajieva675/
Kijibay671/
Kievaya671/
Kayieva671/

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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 Kiiva
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