Kivava Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Kivava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kivava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kivava occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kivava is the 1,491,356th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kivava are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 89 percent live, Tanga Region, where 7 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Rwanda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivaeva | 92 | 290 | / |
| Kivatva | 92 | 1 | / |
| Civava | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kiveva | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kivova | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kuvava | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kivavi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kivave | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kevava | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kivawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuvaeva | 77 | 2,381 | / |
| Chivava | 77 | 334 | / |
| Kevaeva | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kyvaeva | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kaibava | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiveeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kevavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuvaeva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kuvavaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwawa | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kivevo | 67 | 98 | / |
| Kiwaba | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kivovi | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kiwova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kivove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kibova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chivaivai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivabe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kivava
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