Kivisu Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4301:107,3959,235

Kivisu (207) may also be a first name.

Kivisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivisu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivisu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 688,723rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Kivisu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivisu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kivisu is also the 629,010th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 207 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 107,395. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 97 percent reside, Machakos County, where 1 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside.

Kivisu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuvisu8316/
Kivisoo7781/
Kivushu771/
Chivisu771/
Kibisuu771/
Kivissoo711/
Kiwusu6727/
Kuwaisu622/
Kuwishu621/
Kiswesu621/
Kivezou621/
Kevichus572/
Kevicius571/
Chivizhu571/
Kebaishu571/
Kheawwisut501/

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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 Kivisu
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