Kivungi Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3881:119,0209,982
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kivungi (136) may also be a first name.

Kivungi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivungi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kivungi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivungi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 712,393rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivungi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 136 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 119,020. In Kenya Kivungi is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 41 percent reside, Machakos County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Kivungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kivungi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivunge861,919/
Kivunzi8684/
Kivugai862/
Kivunio861/
Kivunyi861/
Kivingi861/
Kibungie8034/
Kivounzi8011/
Kivundji804/
Kivuenge804/
Kivuna77409/
Kivoni7756/
Kiwuni773/
Kivune772/
Kivoundzi752/
Kiwoungui751/
Kivinge71824/
Kivunza71119/
Kiwongi71116/
Kiwunga7186/
Chivuni717/
Kiswuni717/
Kivonga714/
Kibugai714/
Kivouna713/
Koivogi712/
Kibughi712/
Kiwunie711/
Kiwunyi711/
Kivuuna711/
Kivunje711/
Keivune711/
Kebungi711/
Chivunge67127/
Kaivauna677/
Chivhuni677/
Kivunzyo674/
Kiwonghi673/
Kiwounga671/
Quivunga671/
Keibuini671/

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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 Kivungi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis