Kivatu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya541:855,18332,488

Kivatu (12) may also be a first name.

Kivatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kivatu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivatu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivatu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kivatu is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 855,183. In Kenya Kivatu is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 78 percent reside, Machakos County, where 17 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside.

Kivatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivataut861/
Kivetu8318/
Kevatu8313/
Kiwatu831/
Kivuitu77649/
Kivotou7731/
Chivatu779/
Kivoitu774/
Kevatau774/
Kuibatu771/
Kevatou771/
Kiswatu771/
Ketvathu711/
Kethvathu677/
Kyvetou6284/
Chiwatu6225/
Kebatou622/
Chevatu622/
Kiboitu621/
Kiboutou5714/
Kayuatui5712/
Khebatou571/
Kewotu501/

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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 Kivatu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis