Kaavi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kaavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaavi (10) may also be a first name.
Kaavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaavi (Marathi: कावी) is found most in Finland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kaavi live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Kaavi is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 10 people.
Kaavi is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 65 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 35 percent are found. Excluding Finland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaavi in the Marathi language | ||
| कावी | kavi | - |
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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 Kaavi
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