Kivuna Surname
Approximately 409 people bear this surname
Kivuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 155 | 1:251,866 | 18,680 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kivuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kivuna (Hindi: किवुना) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivuna? popularity and diffusion
Kivuna is the 714,947th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kivuna are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kiruhura District, where 30 percent are found, Nakaseke District, where 12 percent are found and Kyankwanzi District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivunga | 92 | 335 | / |
| Kivouna | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kivuuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaivauna | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kitvouna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuvuna | 83 | 1,148 | / |
| Kivuno | 83 | 91 | / |
| Kiwuna | 83 | 46 | / |
| Kivune | 83 | 2 | / |
| Civuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kevuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kivunge | 77 | 1,919 | / |
| Kivungi | 77 | 411 | / |
| Chivuna | 77 | 216 | / |
| Kivungo | 77 | 89 | / |
| Quivuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keibuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kibouna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiviena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivunje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kibuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivunyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivunio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keivune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chivhuna | 71 | 238 | / |
| Kaibunna | 71 | 66 | / |
| Chivunna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiwounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quivunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaibouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwona | 67 | 222 | / |
| Kivoni | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kiwuno | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kuwuna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiwuni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kivino | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kibunj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivono | 67 | 1 | / |
Kivuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kivuna in the Hindi language | ||
| किवुना | kivuna | - |
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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 Kivuna
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