Kaniv Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kaniv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Kaniv (21) may also be a first name.
Kaniv Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaniv Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaniv (Hindi: कनिव, Russian: Канив) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaniv.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniv? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kaniv live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kaniv is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
Kaniv is most common in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Kaniv is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 86 percent live and Kerala, where 14 percent live. Apart from India Kaniv exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaniev | 91 | 676 | / |
| Kanoiv | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kanuiv | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaneiv | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanaiv | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khaniev | 83 | 560 | / |
| Kayniev | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kanniev | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kainaiv | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanivch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanev | 80 | 10,383 | / |
| Kanif | 80 | 159 | / |
| Koniv | 80 | 20 | / |
| Keniv | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kaněv | 80 | 3 | / |
| Caniv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanifova | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kanivová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaneva | 73 | 13,986 | / |
| Kamnev | 73 | 3,523 | / |
| Khanif | 73 | 2,276 | / |
| Kaneev | 73 | 1,076 | / |
| Kanife | 73 | 545 | / |
| Koniev | 73 | 193 | / |
| Kaniff | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kanyov | 73 | 70 | / |
| Kheniv | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kaunev | 73 | 36 | / |
| Khaniw | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kangev | 73 | 15 | / |
| Katnev | 73 | 15 | / |
| Qaniev | 73 | 13 | / |
| Khanev | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kanaif | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaanev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keniev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Canoiv | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaenev | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaniph | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kanhev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasnev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caniev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahnif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanuib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanevs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaneav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khanifova | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kõiv | 67 | 978 | / |
| Khaneev | 67 | 217 | / |
| Khanaif | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kauneva | 67 | 42 | / |
| Khanife | 67 | 34 | / |
| Khaneva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khanief | 67 | 12 | / |
| Konniev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanieff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kamneev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaunyov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamnevs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanniff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanifs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaniph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanneva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaangev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyvt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasnev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahneva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Kaniv Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniv in the Hindi language | ||
| कनिव | kaniva | - |
| Kaniv in the Russian language | ||
| Канив | kaniv | - |
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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 Kaniv
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