Mukavi Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mukavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4501:102,6228,941
Zimbabwe1131:136,62217,842
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mukavi (23) may also be a first name.

Mukavi Last Name Facts

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

Mukavi (Hindi: मुकावी, Marathi: मुकिव) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mukavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukavi is the 534,813th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukavi live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mukavi is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 102,622. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 20 percent reside and Kitui County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Mukavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mukavi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukavhi92457/
Mukhavi92259/
Mukasvi9267/
Mukaviz921/
Mukahvi921/
Mukhavhi861/
Mukava83264/
Mukevi83103/
Mukawi8366/
Mukovi8361/
Mukave8339/
Mukhaavai8032/
Mukhavich802/
Mukhovi77188/
Mukaiwa77104/
Mukhevi7799/
Mukovhi7796/
Maukava779/
Mukavee775/
Mukaiva774/
Mukhave773/
Muqqavi773/
Muskovi772/
Moukovi771/
Mujkovi771/
Mukahui771/
Moukava771/
Maukabi771/
Mukkava771/
Mukavhe771/
Mutqavi771/
Mukkawi771/
Mukhawi771/
Muukhaivai751/
Mukayuhi71105/
Mukhovhi7192/
Mukavetz7177/
Mukovich713/
Mukhovoi711/
Mukhavha711/
Mukhaabi711/
Moukaiwa711/
Mukawa6711,795/
Mucave676,802/
Mikawi67207/
Mukove67175/
Muskovich67123/
Mokovi6715/
Mukawe6713/
Mikave6710/
Mokawi6710/
Mukhovich678/
Maukovich675/
Mukeve674/
Mikovi674/
Mudkovich673/
Mukowi672/
Mukayuhie671/
Mutkovich671/
Mukewi671/
Mukhajjbi671/
Mukaayuhi671/
Mucabi671/
Muscavich670/

Mukavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukavi in the Marathi language
मुकिवmukiva-
Mukavi in the Hindi language
मुकावीmukavi50
मुकवीmukavi50

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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
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  • 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 Mukavi
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