Kivuma Surname

352,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kivuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9041:58,5646,324
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kivuma (10) may also be a first name.

Kivuma Last Name Facts

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

Kivuma is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kivuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,108th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,041,107 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivuma live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kivuma is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 58,564. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 48 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Kivuma occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Kivuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivuuma929/
Koivumaa86487/
Kibuma8363/
Kivume8344/
Kivumi8327/
Kivima8324/
Kivumo8322/
Kuvuma836/
Kivoma835/
Kiwuma831/
Kevuma831/
Kivimaa77431/
Kivoumi7722/
Chivuma7710/
Kibouma775/
Kibhuma771/
Kivuime771/
Kiwuuma771/
Chivhuma7120/
Kievimaa7117/
Kibumo67530/
Kiwima67205/
Kiwoma67140/
Kuwuma67112/
Kiwumi6785/
Kebuma6737/
Kuwima6721/
Kiwumo6717/
Kevume679/
Kivimo678/
Koivumägi675/
Civumi671/
Kuvumo671/
Kevima671/

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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 Kivuma
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