Kivota Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kivota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivota is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kivota.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivota? popularity and diffusion

Kivota is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Kivota is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivota reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kivota is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya it is most common in: Machakos County, where 98 percent live, Kitui County, where 1 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivoto83157/
Kivata83138/
Kuvota8383/
Kiwota8331/
Kivoti835/
Kivote835/
Kevota833/
Kiveta831/
Quivota7736/
Kivotou7731/
Kaivata773/
Kivatay773/
Chivota773/
Kivatha772/
Kiboita771/
Kaibota771/
Kivetta771/
Kibotah771/
Koibotta7124/
Koivatta713/
Kaivatta713/
Kaivatai713/
Kivataut711/
Koivosto711/
Kiwothai711/
Kiboitai711/
Kivati671,111/
Kaivathay67541/
Kiwata6753/
Kevata6728/
Kivate6728/
Civata6719/
Kivato6714/
Kuvata6710/
Kiweta676/
Kiveto675/
Kaibottta673/
Kuveta672/
Koivathay671/
Kevoto671/
Qivata671/
Kybota671/
Koivoisto671/
Keveta671/

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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
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  • 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 Kivota
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