Kyevu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kyevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Kyevu (25) may also be a first name.

Kyevu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kyevu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kyevu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kyevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyevu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kyevu is the 1,727,723rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyevu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kyevu is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Kyevu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Other than The DR Congo Kyevu occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayevu911/
Keyevuh839/
Kayevhu831/
Kaevu8019/
Kyewu801/
Keivu801/
Keevu801/
Kawevu73134/
Kayovu73111/
Kajevu7387/
Kayewu7372/
Kiyovu7319/
Kayavu7312/
Koyebu734/
Kayivu732/
Kiyavu731/
Keeivu731/
Keivou731/
Kayvus731/
Kayebu731/
Kajevhu67172/
Kaiyewu6752/
Keghivu6721/
Kayebou678/
Kayavhu675/
Kievous671/
Kujevhu671/
Khayuvu671/

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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 Kyevu
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