Kivilu Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3721:124,14010,325
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kivilu (83) may also be a first name.

Kivilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kivilu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kivilu is the 763,307th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name Kivilu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivilu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 83 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 76 percent reside, Machakos County, where 22 percent reside and Kwale County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya Kivilu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Kivilu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivuilu9227/
Kaivilu9210/
Kivailu926/
Kivillu920/
Kivilius866/
Gkaivilu861/
Kivulu83174/
Kiwilu8341/
Kuvilu834/
Civilu833/
Kivelu831/
Kevilu831/
Kiviloo7774/
Kevilus7769/
Kuvuilu774/
Kivului772/
Koivulu772/
Kibuilu771/
Kiwilus771/
Chiviliu71698/
Kivylius715/
Kiwelu675,198/
Kiwulu6789/
Kuwilu675/
Kuvulu671/
Kevelu671/
Kyvelou62147/
Kihwelu6283/
Chiwilu6240/
Cevilau621/
Kaiwulu621/
Kyvellou574/
Kebailou571/
Keshvelu571/
Keshvellu531/
Kuwulu501/

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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 Kivilu
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