Kivinya Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Kivinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 215 | 1:214,790 | 15,294 |
Kivinya (113) may also be a first name.
Kivinya Demographics
Kivinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kivinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kivinya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivinya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivinya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 113 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 214,790. In Kenya Kivinya is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 72 percent reside, Kitui County, where 22 percent reside and Makueni County, where 4 percent reside.
Kivinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kivinya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivenya | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kivinyo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kevinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chivinya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kiswinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kibinja | 71 | 268 | / |
| Kibenya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kivenyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kevenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivinja | 67 | 207 | / |
| Quivinja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chiwinya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kivengea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kivenias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihuinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevhinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibenja | 57 | 13 | / |
| Kevinho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kevenja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chiwinja | 53 | 314 | / |
| Coivinho | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kebainia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kibeanja | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chivenyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chihwinyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khajuinia | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kivinya
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