Kivatsi Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivatsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kivatsi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kivatsi Demographics

Kivatsi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kivatsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivatsi occurs most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivatsi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivatsi live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kivatsi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya Kivatsi is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Kivatsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khivatsi931/
Kivatse8611/
Chivatsi802,786/
Gkivetsi802/
Kibaatsi801/
Kivachi712/
Kibotshi6727/
Kebatshi671/
Kaivetzi671/
Kiwatchi671/
Gkevetsi671/
Chivatse671/
Chiwatsi671/
Civatshe671/
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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 Kivatsi
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