Ciav Surname

207,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ciav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,9961:7,759856
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ciav (455) may also be a first name.

Ciav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciav is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 207,335th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,649,247 people. The last name Ciav is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ciav are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 400,634th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 455 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 1,996 people, or 1 in 7,759. In Cambodia Ciav is most numerous in: Kandal Province, where 15 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cambodia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciahv891/
Cav864,739/
Ciab755,721/
Chav754,284/
Ciap7560/
Caiv756/
Ciaf755/
Ciaw754/
Csav753/
Cauv752/
Ciov751/
Cavf751/
Tcav751/
Caav751/
Cheav67143/
Chauv67133/
Sceav6717/
Chhav6714/
Chaiv6711/
Cheiv6710/
Chaav677/
Ciaff676/
Csiab673/
Ciapp673/
Chavh672/
Ciatb671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ciav
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