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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadavan? popularity and diffusion

Kadavan is the 948,111th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kadavan reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India Kadavan is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 73 percent reside, Karnataka, where 8 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent reside and Turkey, where 12 percent reside.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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