Kakvi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kakvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kakvi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kakvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakvi (Hindi: काकवी) is most common in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakvi? popularity and diffusion

Kakvi is the 2,944,094th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Kakvi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kakvi live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,402,310. In Pakistan Kakvi is most frequent in: Punjab, where 47 percent reside, Sindh, where 47 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Kakvi is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakvyi911/
Kakhvi911/
Kakvai911/
Keakevi831/
Kakva80304/
Kakve8047/
Kakvy802/
Cakvi801/
Kacvi801/
Kakbij732/
Kokvui731/
Khatkvich711/
Kaukver6753/
Khakhva6738/
Koukvyi671/
Koukvai671/
Kakvuľa671/
Kokvich671/
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Kakvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakvi in the Hindi language
काकवीkakavi50
ककवीkakavi50

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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 Kakvi
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