Kavak Surname

15,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kavak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey34,9611:2,226324
Belgium3951:29,1054,687
Sweden1771:55,6314,305
Germany1441:559,06646,014
United States911:3,983,065216,270
India621:12,372,022220,417
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Australia521:519,14839,018
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
England491:1,137,10353,999
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
France121:5,535,227269,324
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kavak (76) may also be a first name.

Kavak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavak (Arabic: كفاك, Hindi: कवक, Marathi: कवक, Russian: Кавак) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kavak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavak? popularity and diffusion

Kavak is the 15,382nd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 201,147 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kavak live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kavak is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 76 people.

Kavak is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 34,961 people, or 1 in 2,226. In Turkey Kavak is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Kahramanmaras Province, where 5 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Turkey it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Kavak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kavak are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Kavak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.8% more than the national average, earning $55,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavake9156/
Kahvak9130/
Kavadk915/
Khavak914/
Kavack913/
Kaivak911/
Kavaik911/
Kasvak910/
Kavakhe835/
Kaivake834/
Kavhake834/
Kawak80521/
Kovak80441/
Kevak8028/
Kavok8023/
Cavak8010/
Kavag809/
Kavac805/
Kóvak801/
Kavakova7734/
Kovack73746/
Kawake73362/
Kõvask7363/
Khawak7331/
Kawaik7317/
Kaiwak7314/
Kavoke7312/
Kaybak7310/
Keevak736/
Kovaik736/
Kaubak735/
Kotvak735/
Kovask735/
Kkabak733/
Kawack733/
Kaabak732/
Kovauk732/
Kovake732/
Kavouk732/
Kauwak732/
Kouvak731/
Kovakz731/
Kaywak731/
Keawak731/
Cavake731/
Kobaak731/
Kavagh731/
Keivak731/
Kevack730/
Kavaykova712/
Kayvakova711/
Kovaľák6740/
Khabakh6736/
Kaeweak6711/
Kavaugh676/
Kawaike675/
Khawakh674/
Khawuak674/
Kajuake672/
Kayback672/
Kavaľáková671/
Kaawack671/
Khawake671/
Kovachk671/
Kovackk671/
Kovauck671/
Keaweak671/
Kahuack671/
Kaiswak671/
Kahawak671/
Kkhabak671/
Kovaľak671/
Khovake671/
Kaewauk671/
Kovaske671/

Kavak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavak in the Hindi language
कवकkavaka-
Kavak in the Marathi language
कवकkavaka75
कावाकkavaka25
Kavak in the Russian language
Кавакkavak-
Kavak in the Arabic language
كفاكkfak-

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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 Kavak
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