Kadavan Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kadavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1541:4,980,944125,013
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kadavan (62) may also be a first name.

Kadavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kadavan (Hindi: कडवं, Marathi: कडवान, Russian: Кадаван) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadavan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kadavan is the 948,111th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kadavan are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kadavan is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 62 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 73 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Apart from India Kadavan exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent are found and Turkey, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kadavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kadavan in the Hindi language
कडवंkadavam58.82
कडवांkadavam29.41
कदवांkadavam5.88
कड़वंkaravam5.88
Kadavan in the Marathi language
कडवानkadavana44.44
कडवंkadavam22.22
कडवनkadavana22.22
कदवानkadavana11.11
Kadavan in the Russian language
Кадаванkadavan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kadavan
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