Kikavu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kikavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kikavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kikavu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikavu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikavu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kikavu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kikavu is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 67 percent live, Machakos County, where 17 percent live and Makueni County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Kenya Kikavu is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikhavu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kikawu | 83 | 70 | / |
| Kikovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cikavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kikabou | 77 | 727 | / |
| Kikhawu | 77 | 294 | / |
| Kikaabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khikawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikavhu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khukhavu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuikabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikkhawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekevu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kekabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keikawous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kicabou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kekabui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kikoubou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Chikhawu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kaikoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kukewu | 50 | 10 | / |
| Qekevu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kikavu
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