Caveau Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Caveau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France531:1,253,259128,888
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Caveau Last Name Facts

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

Caveau is most common in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caveau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Caveau is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Caveau are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,253,259. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 34 percent reside, Occitanie, where 32 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent reside. Other than France Caveau exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cauveau92108/
Cavea911/
Cavieya7729/
Cahueau7712/
Cavisea772/
Kavehau771/
Cavia731,664/
Covea7326/
Cavya732/
Couvieau718/
Kcavieya716/
Caveiius713/
Cațaveiu711/
Cavias6729/
Caviaz6712/
Couvea676/
Cavija674/
Coveða672/
Kaveha671/
Khavea671/
Cavius671/
Caviou671/
Kaveeu671/
Caweah671/
Kaivea671/
Caviat670/
Caviah670/

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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 Caveau
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