Kahav Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kahav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
Kahav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahav (Marathi: कहाव) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kahav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahav? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kahav are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Kahav is mostly found in: Bihar, where 75 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 25 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khav | 89 | 1,766 | / |
| Kaav | 89 | 14 | / |
| Khauv | 80 | 290 | / |
| Khavf | 80 | 162 | / |
| Kheav | 80 | 159 | / |
| Kahaf | 80 | 22 | / |
| Khatv | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kahaw | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khaiv | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kathv | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khaav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kav | 75 | 3,193 | / |
| Kahaph | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kahaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahayb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaw | 67 | 1,080,438 | / |
| Khov | 67 | 4,666 | / |
| Kaaf | 67 | 504 | / |
| Kohv | 67 | 443 | / |
| Khaf | 67 | 412 | / |
| Kaiv | 67 | 320 | / |
| Kahawsh | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kahf | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kauv | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kafh | 67 | 72 | / |
| Khavova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kawh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaph | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kavf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Keav | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kayv | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kahw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavh | 67 | 1 | / |
Kahav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahav in the Marathi language | ||
| कहाव | kahava | - |
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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 Kahav
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