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 last name Kivihya occurs most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivihya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kivihya is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivihya live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 31 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 7 percent reside.
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
- 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 Kivihya
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