Kavam Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kavam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
India431:17,838,730274,051
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Kavam (25) may also be a first name.

Kavam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavam (Arabic: كفام, Marathi: कवम) is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kavam is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Kavam occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Kavam live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kavam is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

Kavam is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavame9130/
Khavam919/
Kavaim913/
Katvam912/
Kauvam911/
Kavaum911/
Kaivaam833/
Kathvam833/
Kavaham831/
Kavamme831/
Qavam803,322/
Kawam801,282/
Cavam804/
Kovam802/
Kevam802/
Khawam733,785/
Kawame73957/
Kayuam739/
Kawwam738/
Koveam737/
Kaewam736/
Cavham733/
Kosvam732/
Kovame732/
Quavam731/
Kavoum731/
Kavome731/
Keivam731/
Kavuom731/
Kaybam731/
Kaawam731/
Cavasm731/
Koovam731/
Kaivom731/
Keawam731/
Kaiuam731/
Khawwam6716/
Keivaum6715/
Khayuam6710/
Khouvam6710/
Kawasme678/
Khabham677/
Kaewham676/
Kabaham673/
Kaewuam672/
Keavhom672/
Kawaume672/
Kawaime671/
Khaibam671/
Keawham671/
Keawgam671/
Kasvohm671/
Kaibham671/
Keawaim671/
Koshvam671/
Kaewaim671/
Kaeweam671/
Khawham671/
Kaiwaum671/

Kavam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavam in the Marathi language
कवमkavama-
Kavam in the Arabic language
كفامkfam-

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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 Kavam
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