Kivera Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Armenia

Kivera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kiverä (22) are calculated separately.

Kivera (52) may also be a first name.

Kivera Last Name Facts

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

Kivera occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kiverä. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kivera is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kivera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kivera are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kivera is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Kivera is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 33 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Kivera exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiverä9422/
Kiveera926/
Civera833,004/
Kiwera83248/
Kivara83146/
Kivira8389/
Kuvera8337/
Kivero8330/
Kivere8322/
Kiveri8318/
Kevera838/
Kivora836/
Civeira77410/
Quivera77275/
Khivara77205/
Civerra77101/
Kiveris7798/
Kaivira7753/
Kaivara7716/
Caivera7716/
Chivera7712/
Keverai7710/
Koivira777/
Kibeera776/
Kihwera774/
Kiveeri772/
Kiberah772/
Civeyra772/
Kiwiera771/
Keveroa771/
Kajvera771/
Khiwera771/
Kuvaera771/
Keivara771/
Kaivora771/
Kisvere771/
Kivhira771/
Kivirai771/
Kivirea771/
Kiwerga771/
Kiberai771/
Koivaara7113/
Kaivaara7111/
Chivhera7110/
Keivaara7110/
Kuveiray713/
Kibehera711/
Kiverytė711/
Kitvirat711/
Chiverra711/
Kiveiris711/
Kayveera711/
Chiverea710/
Kiviri671,176/
Kuvara67825/
Kiwara67555/
Civira67376/
Kewara67216/
Cevera67191/
Kuwera67160/
Civero67127/
Kevara6781/
Keveri6774/
Kiwere6752/
Kevere6741/
Kyvero6733/
Kewora6723/
Kevero6723/
Cuvera6712/
Kybera6711/
Keverhaus6711/
Kuvora6710/
Kivire678/
Civere674/
Kivoro674/
Kiwero674/
Kevery673/
Kiweri673/
Kuvira673/
Kuwira672/
Kevira672/
Kibery671/
Kyveri671/
Chiverrea671/
Civeri671/
Kiwira671/
Kiwora671/
Kyvere670/

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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 Kivera
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