Kivau Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kivau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Kivau (107) may also be a first name.
Kivau Demographics
Kivau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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 Kivau
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