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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivisu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kivisu is the 688,723rd most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivisu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 207 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 107,395. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 97 percent are found, Machakos County, where 1 percent are found and Makueni County, where 1 percent are found.

Kivisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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