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
Kahav (Marathi: कहाव) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahav? popularity and diffusion
Kahav is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 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 surname Kahav is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Kahav is most frequent in: Bihar, where 75 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 25 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 43 percent are found.
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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