Cav Surname

99,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,8631:4,009641
Turkey4971:156,58212,241
France1061:626,62982,018
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
India291:26,450,530346,896
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

The alternate forms: Çav (1) are calculated separately.

Cav (16,471) may also be a first name.

Cav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cav is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Çav. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cav is the 99,794th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,537,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Cav reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Cav is also the 43,508th most common first name internationally, held by 16,471 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,863 people, or 1 in 4,009. In Cambodia Cav is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 24 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 18 percent reside and Kampong Thom Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia Cav occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 10 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çav891/
Chav864,284/
Ciav861,997/
Caiv866/
Caev863/
Csav863/
Cavt863/
Cauv862/
Cavs862/
Gcav862/
Cavp862/
Scav861/
Tcav861/
Cavf861/
Cgav861/
Catv861/
Caav861/
Cavz861/
Cheav75143/
Chauv75133/
Sceav7517/
Chhav7514/
Chaiv7511/
Chaav757/
Chavh752/
Cavtt751/
Cqqav751/
Ccauv751/
Ciahv751/
Cauvs751/
Cashv751/
Caivs750/
Sav67120,602/
Cab6744,688/
Cap6719,440/
Kav673,193/
Caf671,674/
Jav671,312/
Caw67656/
Capová67514/
Chheav67100/
Capova6758/
Cov6737/
Zav6734/
Cabová6722/
Cabova6710/
Qav673/
Chhauv673/
Chhaiv671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cav
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