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 frequently in Finland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaavi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Kaavi 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 prevalent given name in the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland Kaavi is most common in: Uusimaa, where 65 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 35 percent reside. Excluding Finland this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
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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