Kivau Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kivau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kivau (107) may also be a first name.

Kivau Last Name Facts

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

Kivau is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kivau are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 107 people.

The surname Kivau is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Machakos County, where 57 percent reside, Kitui County, where 14 percent reside and Makueni County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside.

Kivau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kivau surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivaju91147/
Kaivau911/
Kiovau911/
Kiva893,200/
Kivu89402/
Kuivaus831/
Koivu802,092/
Kaiva801,019/
Kivai80670/
Kevau80560/
Kieva80431/
Khiva80380/
Kiveu80363/
Kivaa80337/
Kuiva80218/
Kivač80152/
Kiova80116/
Kivou8093/
Kivea8089/
Kaivu8076/
Kivah8053/
Koiva8046/
Keiva8037/
Kiwau8037/
Kivay8035/
Kivui8033/
Kivud8028/
Kihva8027/
Kiovu8021/
Kivha8014/
Kivoa8012/
Kivuu8011/
Kivut807/
Kivae806/
Kivađ806/
Kivaj804/
Civau803/
Kisvu801/
Keivu801/
Kivap801/
Kuvau801/
Kuivu801/
Kivue801/
Kivhu801/
Kivuyo7314,434/
Kivaya73537/
Kivoja73118/
Kivuio7383/
Kivach7371/
Kiovue7362/
Kivaye7349/
Kiviya7326/
Kivuye7321/
Kivayo7319/
Khiova7317/
Kivaha7315/
Kaivay7313/
Kaivah7313/
Kivaji7311/
Kitvat737/
Khivha737/
Koivue736/
Kivuya736/
Chivau735/
Khieva734/
Kaivou734/
Kisvad733/
Kitvou733/
Kivayi733/
Khaiva732/
Kaivai732/
Kaivae732/
Kivoya732/
Kivawe732/
Kaijva731/
Khivad731/
Khivaj731/
Kitvas731/
Kivadh731/
Kivast731/
Kivush731/
Kuivah731/
Kaivea731/
Kaiwau731/
Koivah731/
Keivou731/
Khivah731/
Kaivui731/
Kivaja731/
Kivuha731/
Kivujo731/
Kivuyi731/
Kaaiva731/
Koivat731/
Koivou731/
Koibau731/
Gkiova731/
Kiwayu731/
Kivaah731/
Kivuit731/
Keva6730,929/
Civa674,899/
Kiwa674,237/
Kuva671,891/
Kivioja671,787/
Kyva671,673/
Kevu67346/
Kiwu67278/
Quivaux6750/
Kuvu6750/
Khaivaz6745/
Khaivas6727/
Kibaaju6714/
Kivihya6714/
Kaivoja6711/
Civu675/
Kaivaji674/
Qiva673/
Kaivait673/
Kaivaya671/
Khaivad671/
Khivaji671/
Kohieva671/
Kievaya671/
Kishvha671/
Kivayas671/
Kéva671/
Kivuiyo671/
Kitvach671/
Kitvash671/

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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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  • 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 Kivau
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