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

The surname Kivau is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivau? popularity and diffusion

Kivau is the 6,360,413th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kivau live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kivau is also the 910,230th most common first name globally. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name Kivau is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 57 percent live, Kitui County, where 14 percent live and Makueni County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kivau exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.

Kivau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kivau last name 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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