Kakavan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Kakavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kakavan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakavan is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kakavan live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Kakavan is most common in: Rize Province, where 33 percent live, Denizli Province, where 25 percent live and Mersin Province, where 25 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Kakavan
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