Kivihya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kivihya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Kivihya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivihya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kivihya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivihya? popularity and diffusion
Kivihya is the 5,213,395th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kivihya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivihya are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Kivihya is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent live and Vihiga County, where 31 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiviya | 92 | 26 | / |
| Koiviyah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kiviohja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivaya | 77 | 537 | / |
| Kiwiya | 77 | 91 | / |
| Kiviyo | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kivaha | 77 | 15 | / |
| Keviya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kivuya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kivoya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kivuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuviya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivioja | 71 | 1,787 | / |
| Chiviya | 71 | 712 | / |
| Kaivaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuviya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kievaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivayas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivuiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Kivaa | 67 | 337 | / |
| Chivheya | 67 | 283 | / |
| Kivie | 67 | 234 | / |
| Kivoi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Chivhiya | 67 | 125 | / |
| Kivea | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kivay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kivui | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kivei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kivayova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kivoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kivau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kivae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kivaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kijvijiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kivihya
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