Kivusyu Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Kivusyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kivusyu (93) may also be a first name.
Kivusyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivusyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kivusyu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kivusyu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivusyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kivusyu is the 1,637,889th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kivusyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 93 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 98 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivusya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kibusyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kivus | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kivuusya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavusu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Kivusa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kivusi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivesy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivuse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivius | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavusy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keivus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kivs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kvsy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kivosyo | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kavousy | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kavusya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiphusu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kievous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuivaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovvusu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavus | 67 | 379 | / |
| Kives | 67 | 180 | / |
| Kivis | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kivés | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kivas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kifus | 67 | 63 | / |
| Keivs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kavuusya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkivs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kfusy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khvus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kivusyu
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