Kiveu Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiveu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiveu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3611:127,92210,545
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kiveu (94) may also be a first name.

Kiveu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiveu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiveu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiveu is the 780,352nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiveu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kiveu is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 94 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 127,922. In Kenya Kiveu is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 71 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kiveu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivu89402/
Kive89220/
Koivu802,092/
Kivie80234/
Kaveu80103/
Kivou8093/
Kivea8089/
Kaivu8076/
Kaive8072/
Kieve8067/
Kiove8036/
Kivui8033/
Kivud8028/
Kiovu8021/
Koive8019/
Kivei8017/
Kuive8012/
Kivuo8011/
Kivuu8011/
Kivau809/
Kiewu807/
Kivut807/
Kivae806/
Kiveh805/
Khive802/
Kisvu801/
Keveu801/
Keivu801/
Kuivu801/
Kiweu801/
Kivee801/
Kivue801/
Kivoe801/
Kivhu801/
Kivey800/
Keive800/
Kivuyo7314,434/
Kivaju73147/
Kivuio7383/
Kiovue7362/
Kivaye7349/
Kouveu7348/
Kaivez7321/
Kivuye7321/
Kiyovu7319/
Kivetz7319/
Quiveu7317/
Kiewhu736/
Koivue736/
Kivuya736/
Kiovoe736/
Kivesr735/
Kaivei735/
Khieve734/
Kaivou734/
Kitvou733/
Kivets733/
Kaivet732/
Kaivae732/
Kayivu732/
Kivawe732/
Khaive731/
Khiver731/
Kiveii731/
Kivihe731/
Kivush731/
Kiyavu731/
Kaivea731/
Kaivie731/
Kaiveh731/
Keivou731/
Kiewui731/
Khiveh731/
Kaivau731/
Kaivui731/
Kiovau731/
Kivaei731/
Kiveit731/
Kivuha731/
Kivujo731/
Kivuyi731/
Koitve731/
Koivou731/
Koiavu731/
Kuiweu731/
Chiveu731/
Kivuit731/
Kaivej731/
Kivi675,335/
Kiva673,200/
Kiwe672,197/
Keve671,489/
Kivo67598/
Kewu67549/
Caiveau67425/
Kuve67352/
Cive67351/
Kevu67346/
Kiwu67278/
Kaibeau67215/
Kivetts6798/
Kiewhuo6755/
Kuvu6750/
Kyve679/
Koitver678/
Civu675/
Kaibeuh674/
Kivy673/
Kaisvuo672/
Koiahvu671/
Kuiweyu671/
Kuivaus671/
Kujivee671/
Kivuiyo671/
Kivj671/
Kiveett670/
Kiehuee670/
Keivedt670/

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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 Kiveu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis