Kuvuna Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Kuvuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 651 | 1:70,937 | 6,706 |
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kuvuna (830) may also be a first name.
Kuvuna Demographics
Kuvuna Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kuvuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuvuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuvuna is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuvuna? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 324,446th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. The last name Kuvuna is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kuvuna are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 283,475th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 830 people.
The surname Kuvuna is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 651 people, or 1 in 70,937. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Mombasa County, where 41 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 35 percent reside and Kwale County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Kuvuna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (88%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuvunga | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kuvhuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kouvouna | 86 | 629 | / |
| Kivuna | 83 | 409 | / |
| Kuwuna | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kouvounga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khuvuny | 77 | 9 | / |
| Quivuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kivouna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuwunga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khubuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivuuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koubuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuvinay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kivuno | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kuwona | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kiwuna | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kuvoni | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kowuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowunna | 62 | 13 | / |
| Kuwoona | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kiwunna | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kuvhino | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kubunyi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kouvonou | 57 | 64 | / |
| Couvinha | 57 | 48 | / |
| Koubounou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kouwounou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuno | 50 | 50 | / |
| Kivino | 50 | 3 | / |
| Kowona | 50 | 2 | / |
| Cuviña | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kowuni | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kowune | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cuvony | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Kuvuna
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