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
Kivusyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivusyu? popularity and diffusion
Kivusyu is the 1,637,889th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kivusyu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kivusyu is also the 986,211th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 93 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya Kivusyu is most common in: Kitui County, where 98 percent live, Kilifi County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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