Kivai Surname
Approximately 670 people bear this surname
Kivai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kivai (238) may also be a first name.
Kivai Demographics
Kivai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kivai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kivai (Hindi: किवाई, Marathi: िकवै) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 493,410th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. The surname Kivai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kivai reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 238 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 81,160. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 50 percent live, Makueni County, where 27 percent live and Kitui County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kivai exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Kivai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kivai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kivai in the Hindi language | ||
| किवाई | kiva'i | - |
| Kivai in the Marathi language | ||
| िकवै | ikavai | - |
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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
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- 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 Kivai
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