Kavai Surname
Approximately 3,269 people bear this surname
Kavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,440 | 1:18,926 | 2,226 |
| Serbia | 234 | 1:30,534 | 3,261 |
| Papua New Guinea | 184 | 1:44,314 | 5,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
The alternate forms: Kávai (152) are calculated separately.
Kavai (465) may also be a first name.
Kavai Demographics
Average Kavai Salary in
United States
$34,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kavai (Arabic: كفاي, Hindi: कवई, Marathi: कवई, Russian: Каваи) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kávai. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,142nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,229,289 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kavai are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kavai is also the 395,119th most numerous first name internationally, held by 465 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 2,440 people, or 1 in 18,926. In Kenya Kavai is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 23 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Makueni County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Kavai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kavai earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kavai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavai in the Hindi language | ||
| कवई | kava'i | 73.68 |
| कविता | kavita | 10.53 |
| कवि | kavi | 10.53 |
| काविन्द्र | kavindra | 5.26 |
| Kavai in the Marathi language | ||
| कवई | kava'i | 54.55 |
| कवै | kavai | 27.27 |
| कवइ | kava'i | 9.09 |
| कावाई | kava'i | 4.55 |
| कवड़ी | kavari | 4.55 |
| Kavai in the Russian language | ||
| Каваи | kavai | - |
| Kavai in the Arabic language | ||
| كفاي | kfay | - |
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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 Kavai
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