Kiveli Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiveli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiveli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kiveli (42) may also be a first name.

Kiveli Last Name Facts

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

Kiveli (Russian: Кивели) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiveli.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiveli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Kiveli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kiveli reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiveli is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 71 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Machakos County, where 8 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Kiveli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivelip9250/
Kivelia9216/
Kaiveli921/
Gkeiveli862/
Kivelä834,560/
Kivela83756/
Kivali83751/
Kivili83160/
Civeli83144/
Kivele83105/
Kuveli8313/
Keveli838/
Kiweli834/
Kyveli832/
Kively831/
Civelli77998/
Chiveli77334/
Khivali77158/
Kivilip7740/
Kivilis7711/
Kevelai7711/
Kuivela777/
Kivelle774/
Kivilli773/
Kheveli772/
Kevelis772/
Civelhi771/
Kevelie771/
Kihweli771/
Kiovele771/
Kivelay771/
Kivella771/
Kivelya771/
Kuvelli771/
Keaveli771/
Kivilei771/
Kiwelis771/
Kevelli771/
Kivilaid7160/
Chivelli7149/
Quivelli7130/
Kuivalai711/
Kaiwelia711/
Keveliea711/
Khevelid711/
Küveytli711/
Kiveller710/
Kiwele6715,893/
Kiwali67681/
Kivale67681/
Kiwili67546/
Kivila67468/
Civili67376/
Kiwoli67304/
Kivilä67241/
Kevela67216/
Kiwela67206/
Kaishvili6786/
Ceveli6782/
Kevelj6764/
Kevele6761/
Kuvali6761/
Kevely6739/
Kuweli6731/
Kuvili6716/
Kewali6712/
Kevali676/
Kivole675/
Keweli673/
Civele672/
Kübeli672/
Kuwili671/
Kevoli671/
Keuvelaai671/
Kuvele671/
Kuvely671/
Kyvele671/
Kewoli671/
Kébili671/
Cively670/

Kiveli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiveli in the Russian language
Кивелиkiveli-

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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 Kiveli
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