Kaiva Surname
Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname
Kaiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 416 | 1:19,600 | 2,020 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| India | 192 | 1:3,995,132 | 108,566 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kaiva (389) may also be a first name.
Kaiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaiva (Hindi: कैवा, Marathi: कैवा, Russian: Каива) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaiva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaiva is the 356,452nd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,151,664 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Kaiva reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kaiva is also the 439,102nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 389 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 19,600. In Papua New Guinea Kaiva is most common in: Gulf, where 29 percent reside, Northern, where 18 percent reside and Central, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kaiva is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.
Kaiva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kaiva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaiva surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiva in the Marathi language | ||
| कैवा | kaiva | - |
| Kaiva in the Hindi language | ||
| कैवा | kaiva | 90 |
| कइवा | ka'iva | 10 |
| Kaiva in the Russian language | ||
| Каива | kaiva | - |
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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 Kaiva
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