Kivunu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kivunu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Kivunu Last Name Facts

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

Kivunu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kivunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kivunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivunu are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivungu92141/
Kuivungu861/
Kibunu8399/
Kuvunu834/
Kevunu831/
Kivinu831/
Kibounou717/
Kuwunu671/
Kebunau629/
Kewounou571/

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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 Kivunu
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