Kivuku Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kivuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kivuku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Tanzania581:912,78644,301
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kivuku (78) may also be a first name.

Kivuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivuku is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kivuku live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kivuku is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name Kivuku is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Aside from The DR Congo Kivuku occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Tanzania, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivukui921/
Kiviku8310/
Kyvuku831/
Kuvuku831/
Kibuuku775/
Kuvukcu771/
Kiboukou712/
Chivhuku711/
Kiwiku675/
Kebuku672/
Kibouckou671/
Kibucu671/
Kiwoku671/
Kibuucu621/
Kebeukeu571/
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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 Kivuku
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