Karavia Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karavia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karavia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4591:24,1393,596
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karavia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karavia (Georgian: კარავია) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karavia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karavia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karavia is the 631,297th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Karavia are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Karavia is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 24,139. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 59 percent reside, Ionian Islands, where 20 percent reside and Western Greece, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Greece this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karawia862,148/
Caravia86587/
Karovia865/
Karevia861/
Caravias80108/
Kasrawiah754/
Karavajho752/
Caravagia751/
Karawya71707/
Carabia71226/
Caravio7136/
Kerawia7119/
Carovia714/
Korovia712/
Caravea712/
Khasravjaa711/
Karabio711/
Qarabia711/
Kerevia711/
Karaveo711/
Coravia710/
Carrabia6712/
Caravías671/
Karabeha671/
Karoubia671/

Karavia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karavia in the Georgian language
კარავიაkaravia-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karavia
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