Kivya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kivya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kivya (189) may also be a first name.
Kivya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kivya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kivya (Russian: Кивя) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kivya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Kivya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivya live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 189 people.
Kivya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Kivya is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 80 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Kivya is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kivya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kivya in the Russian language | ||
| Кивя | kiva | - |
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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 Kivya
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