Kavae Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kavae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
India101:76,706,538639,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kavae (40) may also be a first name.

Kavae Last Name Facts

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

Kavae (Arabic: كفاء, Marathi: कवउे) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kavae.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavae? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kavae is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Kavae is predominantly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Kavae live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kavae is also the 1,614,485th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 40 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Gulf, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 39 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 10 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavaye91116/
Kavahe915/
Kavaea915/
Kavaje914/
Kaivae912/
Katvae911/
Kavhae911/
Kavaiye839/
Kaivaea836/
Kavajee833/
Khavaje832/
Kavhaye831/
Kasvaye831/
Khavaye831/
Kahvaie831/
Kavai803,269/
Kawae801,378/
Kavay80681/
Kavei80530/
Kavaa80458/
Kavie80340/
Kavau80325/
Kavoa80295/
Kavee80272/
Kavea80144/
Kavey80103/
Kaveu80103/
Kavaj8079/
Kovae8058/
Cavae8036/
Kavoe8010/
Kevae803/
Kavue803/
Kavye802/
Kavej801/
Kachhvae773/
Kathvaje771/
Kavajeez771/
Kasvayee771/
Khavayeh771/
Kahvaiee771/
Kavaiy732,503/
Kavaya732,264/
Kaviya731,923/
Kawaye731,891/
Kavaja73976/
Khavai73940/
Kavuya73854/
Khabae73376/
Kavayi73335/
Kavhai73294/
Cavaye73237/
Keavey73233/
Kawahe73164/
Kavuye73161/
Kavoua73152/
Khavaa73144/
Kaveya73114/
Kavaji7389/
Keveae7371/
Kavayo7355/
Kauvai7350/
Kovaes7350/
Kauvee7347/
Kasvau7346/
Kavaii7334/
Kavuľa7333/
Kaviye7325/
Kavaia7316/
Khavie7316/
Kavaua7316/
Kaivay7313/
Khavaj7310/
Kauvea7310/
Kabahe738/
Kavaai738/
Kauvei737/
Kava'a737/
Khavoe737/
Khavay736/
Kavhaj736/
Kavaio736/
Kaabae735/
Kaivei735/
Kawaje734/
Kavuja734/
Kaveyi734/
Kavija734/
Kavoye734/
Kajvey733/
Kavyya733/
Kaveji733/
Kaveje733/
Kavoya733/
Kavahi733/
Kavaay732/
Kaivai732/
Kawaue732/
Kavije732/
Cavaez732/
Kaabey732/
Kahwae732/
Kaveie732/
Kaveyo731/
Kavoes731/
Kovaeh731/
Kovaye731/
Cavaue731/
Kabaeh731/
Kaivea731/
Kaivie731/
Kabaey731/
Kaiwae731/
Kaiveh731/
Kavauy731/
Kaveia731/
Kaveus731/
Kavaij731/
Kavoay731/
Kaivau731/
Kabaea731/
Ka'vai731/
Kovaie731/
Cavaet731/
Khavei731/
Kavhei731/
Kayvee731/
Khavea731/
Kaabei731/
Kavuia731/
Keevae731/
Kaivej731/
Keawae731/
Kawaed731/
Kaveha731/
Kavajechz711/
Kabaghe6710,397/
Khavaja67399/
Kajbaje67242/
Khavaya67231/
Kabaije67179/
Kavhayi67168/
Khatvai6786/
Kasvayi6743/
Kouvahe6728/
Kabahwe6720/
Kaviyah6718/
Kavhaya6714/
Keawaye6714/
Kaivoja6711/
Cavajes679/
Kabayie679/
Khaveya678/
Kavejez678/
Khavieh678/
Kawayee677/
Kavuuya677/
Kachvay676/
Kahawey676/
Kavaghi676/
Khavaji675/
Kavehie675/
Kaivaji674/
Kawawet674/
Kavughe674/
Kavaaju674/
Keawaie674/
Kashvay673/
Kaveush673/
Kaivait673/
Kabajje673/
Kaewaey673/
Kavhiya672/
Kavaich672/
Kauvaji672/
Kaibaye672/
Kabaaye672/
Kaabuye672/
Kavehee672/
Kabaweh672/
Khavahi672/
Kayveas672/
Keawaed672/
Khaviya671/
Kaivaya671/
Kavaiah671/
Kavojee671/
Kasvaya671/
Kachwae671/
Kajvaja671/
Kabhaye671/
Khavaiy671/
Khavaju671/
Khavuja671/
Cavahey671/
Kabahhe671/
Kawahee671/
Kaywaye671/
Keavehy671/
Kaveycz671/
Kcaviya671/
Kavei'i671/
Kaveyed671/
Katviya671/
Kauvaid671/
Kavajiy671/
Kawgaye671/
Khasvai671/
Khawaje671/
Kahabey671/
Kabaawe671/
Qavhaye671/
Kavehii671/
Kawayeh671/
Kaabeya671/
Khabaye671/
Khaveye671/
Khavuya671/
Kaewhae671/
Keatvay671/
Keawaet671/
Keawaue671/
Kawayed671/
Cavhaje670/
Keavead670/

Kavae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavae in the Marathi language
कवउेkavaue66.67
कवएkava'e16.67
कवड़ेkavare16.67
Kavae in the Arabic language
كفاءkfa-

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