Kivu Surname
Approximately 402 people bear this surname
Kivu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 132 | 1:152,105 | 16,078 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kivu (183) may also be a first name.
Kivu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kivu (Russian: Киву) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 723,769th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Kivu reside; 33 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Kivu is also the 673,127th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 183 people.
The surname Kivu is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 152,105. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Călărași County, where 40 percent live, Teleorman County, where 30 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 26 percent live. Apart from Romania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koivu | 89 | 2,092 | / |
| Kiveu | 89 | 363 | / |
| Kivou | 89 | 93 | / |
| Kaivu | 89 | 76 | / |
| Kivui | 89 | 33 | / |
| Kivud | 89 | 28 | / |
| Kiovu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kivuu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Kivau | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kivut | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kivhu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kisvu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keivu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kuivu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaivou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kitvou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kivuit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koivou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiovau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaivui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaivau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keivou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kevu | 75 | 346 | / |
| Kiwu | 75 | 278 | / |
| Kuvu | 75 | 50 | / |
| Civu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kuivaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chivu | 67 | 11,174 | / |
| Koiwu | 67 | 574 | / |
| Kevau | 67 | 560 | / |
| Kevou | 67 | 126 | / |
| Kaiwu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kevui | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kiwau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kiswu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kivoň | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiewu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keiwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiowu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuvui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiwou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Civau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkibu | 67 | 1 | / |
Kivu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kivu in the Russian language | ||
| Киву | kivu | - |
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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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- 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 Kivu
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