Cavka Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Cavka Surname User-submission:

Čavka is a local (Croatia, BiH, Serbia) name for the western jackdaw (Corvus monedula), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw, or simply jackdaw.

Cavka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Australia631:428,50333,982
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Norway91:571,36544,190
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Čavka (430) are calculated separately.

Cavka (31) may also be a first name.

Cavka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Čavka is a local (Croatia, BiH, Serbia) name for the western jackdaw (Corvus monedula), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw, or simply jackdaw.

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Cavka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cavka is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Čavka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 914,967th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Cavka is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Cavka live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Cavka is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 153,856. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent reside, Skåne County, where 22 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Sweden it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Cavka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cavka surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Cavka earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning 198,767 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning $34,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čavka93430/
Chavka91125/
Cavkas915/
Kavka802,559/
Cavca80253/
Zavka8018/
Cafka806/
Javka802/
Covka801/
Cavko801/
Cavke801/
Chabka73136/
Chavke73104/
Chovka7384/
Chavko7354/
Zjavka7343/
Chafka7315/
Khavka739/
Chawka735/
Kaivka733/
Kavkah732/
Chavki732/
Caavke732/
Javkaa731/
Tsavkaa67109/
Javkhaa6777/
Chaivke672/
Chavkoh671/
Chavkhe671/
Cavcatz671/

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