Kivou Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kivou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Kivou (26) may also be a first name.

Kivou Last Name Facts

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

Kivou occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivou? popularity and diffusion

Kivou is the 1,931,261st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. Kivou is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Kivou are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kivou is also the 2,084,397th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 86 percent are found, Machakos County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kivou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Kivou Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaivou914/
Kitvou913/
Koivou911/
Keivou911/
Kivo89598/
Kivu89402/
Koivu802,092/
Kiveu80363/
Kivoi80173/
Kevou80126/
Kaivo8086/
Kaivu8076/
Kiovo8076/
Kivui8033/
Kivud8028/
Kievo8027/
Koivo8024/
Kiovu8021/
Khivo8018/
Kivoa8012/
Kivuo8011/
Kivuu8011/
Kivoň8010/
Kivau809/
Kivut807/
Kiowu805/
Kiwou804/
Kuivo802/
Kivoe801/
Kisvu801/
Keivu801/
Kuivu801/
Kivue801/
Kivhu801/
Kivuyo7314,434/
Kivaju73147/
Kibouh73118/
Kivoja73118/
Kivuio7383/
Kaivoi7365/
Kiovue7362/
Kiouah7353/
Kivijo7349/
Kaivos7344/
Kiviyo7342/
Kuibou7328/
Kivuye7321/
Kivayo7319/
Koiwou737/
Kiovoe736/
Kivuya736/
Koivue736/
Qiovou734/
Kaiwou733/
Kivoya732/
Kivush731/
Kivuha731/
Kaivui731/
Kiviio731/
Kivuit731/
Chivou731/
Kivuyi731/
Kivujo731/
Kiovau731/
Kaivau731/
Kivots730/
Kivoit730/
Kiwo676,830/
Kiva673,200/
Kivioja671,787/
Kevo671,324/
Kevu67346/
Kiwu67278/
Civo6750/
Coivous6716/
Kaivoja6711/
Civu675/
Kiwouya675/
Kyvo673/
Kaisvuo672/
Kaibouh671/
Kivuiyo671/
Kuivaus671/

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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 Kivou
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