Lihavi Surname

209,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lihavi Surname User-submission:

The Lihavi surname Lihavi means 'bigger luck' or 'stronger luck'. It comes from the Luhya word ikhavi, which means 'luck', and the prefix li-, which means 'big'.

Lihavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9771:23,3592,652
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lihavi (82) may also be a first name.

Lihavi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lihavi surname Lihavi means 'bigger luck' or 'stronger luck'. It comes from the Luhya word ikhavi, which means 'luck', and the prefix li-, which means 'big'.

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Lihavi Last Name Facts

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

Lihavi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lihavi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lihavi is the 209,010th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,684,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihavi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lihavi is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 82 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,977 people, or 1 in 23,359. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Lihavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihabi83410/
Lihava83145/
Lihawi8380/
Lehavi8352/
Lihave833/
Lihavy831/
Lihovi831/
Lihaiwa77171/
Lihovid7728/
Lyhavyi779/
Lehavyi775/
Lihovis771/
Leavi7332/
Lihovich713/
Lihawa676,171/
Leavai67318/
Lihaba67177/
Lehavy6720/
Lyhava6715/
Lijava6710/
Lijabi678/
Lijawi676/
Lehave672/
Lieava671/
Lihove671/
Laijabhai671/
Lijave671/

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