Kivunja Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Kivunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
Kivunja (11) may also be a first name.
Kivunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kivunja is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kivunja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivunja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 928,396th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivunja are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kivunja is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 11 people.
Kivunja is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 226,246. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 47 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivunza | 86 | 119 | / |
| Kivunya | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kiwunja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kivunje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kivunia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kibuunja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kivunge | 71 | 1,919 | / |
| Kibunza | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kivonya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kibunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuvunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivunio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quivinja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chivunza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chivunya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kevhinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivhunza | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chivhunji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chivhunje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chivaunya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Keveunxay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khaiwgunya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonza | 57 | 27 | / |
| Kibunye | 57 | 14 | / |
| Kebunia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kiwunie | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuwinia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonji | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chiwunje | 53 | 8 | / |
| Chiwunza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chiwunji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chivunzo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kiwounzou | 50 | 84 | / |
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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 Kivunja
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