Kivasu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kivasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kivasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kivasu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivasu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivasu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 53 percent are found, Embu County, where 24 percent are found and Kitui County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Kivasu
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