Kivya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kivya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kievya91149/
Khivya911/
Kiveyia831/
Kivia80572/
Kivja8024/
Kiwya8013/
Kivyo806/
Kevya801/
Kiviat73230/
Kivias731/
Keavya731/
Keiwya731/
Kievia731/
Kaivea731/
Kevyas731/
Kibaaya6715/
Kivaayo6711/
Kewaiya6710/
Kebaiya671/
Kivuiyo671/
Ckivias671/
Keweiya671/

Kivya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivya in the Russian language
Кивяkiva-

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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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