Kuvuya Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kuvuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kuvuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuvuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuvuya is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuvuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kuvuya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuvuya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kuvuya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Kuvuya is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 64 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 25 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Kuvuya is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuveya | 83 | 672 | / |
| Kuwuya | 83 | 125 | / |
| Kivuya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kuvuyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuvuyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuvuye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuviya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuvheya | 77 | 526 | / |
| Kuyvaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khuviya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwuyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kueuaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuveya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouviya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusuaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kubhuya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuvai | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kuvea | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kuvui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuvaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuvaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuvae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuvye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuvoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kushuoya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kuvayova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kouvouja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kushvaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivuyo | 67 | 14,434 | / |
| Kouvou | 67 | 7,523 | / |
| Kuvaja | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Kivaya | 67 | 537 | / |
| Kuwaya | 67 | 218 | / |
| Kiwuya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kauvai | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kouveu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kuwiya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kuvayi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khuvaa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kiviya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kivuye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuvaha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kuevey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kauvea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuwoya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keuvai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuveha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuuwae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuweya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuviye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuvai | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kuvuya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis