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
The surname Kaniv (Hindi: कनिव, Russian: Канив) is most common in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaniv? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kaniv are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kaniv is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 21 people.
Kaniv is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 86 percent are found and Kerala, where 14 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
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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