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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kivau is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Kivau is primarily found 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. Kivau is also the 910,230th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 107 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Kivau is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 57 percent reside, Kitui County, where 14 percent reside and Makueni County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside.
Kivau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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