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
Kivunja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kivunja is the 928,396th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivunja live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kivunja is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name on earth, held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 226,246. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent live, Pwani Region, where 47 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania Kivunja exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
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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