Kivandi Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivandi Surname User-submission:

The surname Kivandi means 'identification card'. It is commonly used by Kamba and Luyha tribes, Kenya. It comes from the identification cards, that were worn on the chest to reveal your identification during the colonial times.

Kivandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359

Kivandi (48) may also be a first name.

Kivandi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kivandi means 'identification card'. It is commonly used by Kamba and Luyha tribes, Kenya. It comes from the identification cards, that were worn on the chest to reveal your identification during the colonial times.

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Kivandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivandi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kivandi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivandi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Kivandi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kivandi reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 46 percent live, Vihiga County, where 37 percent live and Kitui County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.

Kivandi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivandiz931/
Kivanda86190/
Kivande86164/
Kiwandi8610/
Kevandi865/
Civandi861/
Khishvandi821/
Chivandi80101/
Kiwandai8097/
Kibandhi801/
Keyvandi801/
Kaibandi801/
Kiswandhi7533/
Khajvandi7523/
Kuvandhiy751/
Kiwanda71818/
Kiwande7170/
Kewandi7131/
Kuwandi7123/
Kebandi7114/
Kevande7112/
Kuvendi715/
Kivonda714/
Kivonde714/
Kivende713/
Kuvande711/
Kevendi711/
Kibondi711/
Chivande67868/
Qayvandi6714/
Kiboundi675/
Khewandi674/
Kijwanda674/
Kiwanday674/
Kibondei673/
Keibande672/
Chivondi671/
Kiwuanda671/
Kiwaanda671/
Kibaande671/
Kivounda671/
Chevandi671/
Kuwandai671/

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