Karv Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Karv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Kärv (1) are calculated separately.
Karv (40) may also be a first name.
Karv Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karv Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karv (Marathi: कव, Russian: Карв) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kärv. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karv? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,565,797th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Karv reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 12,175,641. In India Karv is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 73 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Karnataka, where 5 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 29 percent are found and Finland, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärv | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kharv | 89 | 64 | / |
| Kaurv | 89 | 46 | / |
| Karvø | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kairv | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katrv | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kairev | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khatrv | 80 | 5 | / |
| Karw | 75 | 826 | / |
| Karf | 75 | 106 | / |
| Kerv | 75 | 84 | / |
| Kõrv | 75 | 65 | / |
| Korv | 75 | 52 | / |
| Carv | 75 | 16 | / |
| Körv | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khayrev | 73 | 2 | / |
| Karpf | 67 | 2,719 | / |
| Karfe | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Kaurf | 67 | 45 | / |
| Karff | 67 | 37 | / |
| Karpfová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kharf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Koerv | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karbø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kharfova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Karph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kharw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kairb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karpfova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korvh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaerf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kervė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaurw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korrv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carvs | 67 | 0 | / |
Karv Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karv in the Marathi language | ||
| कव | kava | - |
| Karv in the Russian language | ||
| Карв | karv | - |
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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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- 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 Karv
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