Kavas Surname

53,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8,3321:9,3401,236
India7631:1,005,32842,390
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Northern Cyprus291:11,0002,841
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Austria141:608,24554,975
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kavaš (694) & Kávás (2) are calculated separately.

Kavas (540) may also be a first name.

Kavas Last Name Facts

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

Kavas (Hindi: कवास, Marathi: कवास, Russian: Кавас) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Kavaš or Kávás. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,124th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 757,541 people. Kavas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kavas are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kavas is also the 362,702nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 540 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 8,332 people, or 1 in 9,340. In Turkey Kavas is most frequent in: Izmir Province, where 12 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Turkey Kavas exists in 40 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Kavas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kavas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kavas surname increased 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kavas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kavas last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Kavas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavaš93694/
Khavas913,314/
Kavase91563/
Kavgas9188/
Gkavas9179/
Kavash9145/
Kavats9144/
Kavass9134/
Kavais9130/
Kaivas9128/
Kavast9126/
Kavaas9115/
Kayvas911/
Kasvas911/
Kahvas911/
Kávás872/
Khavase831,774/
Khavast83333/
Kavasch8366/
Khavash8334/
Khaivas8327/
Khavass837/
Kavasth833/
Kavashe833/
Kauvase832/
Kayveas832/
Khavais831/
Khavaas831/
Kawas805,971/
Kavos802,465/
Kavaz802,368/
Cavas801,016/
Kovas80313/
Kevas80153/
Kavaç8014/
Kavač809/
Kavać804/
Qavas802/
Khavashe77124/
Kauthvas7711/
Kaishvas772/
Gkavaise772/
Kavasova772/
Khatvase771/
Khavastt771/
Khaivase771/
Kauvahas771/
Kawase7347,173/
Khawas7331,918/
Kawash731,884/
Kowaas731,244/
Kovash73712/
Kawass73585/
Kovase73550/
Kavosh73543/
Gkovas73388/
Kouvas73343/
Gkavos73244/
Kuivas73129/
Cauvas7359/
Kaivos7344/
Cavaas7341/
Kavace7340/
Kavoss7324/
Kawwas7323/
Khavos7323/
Kavous7321/
Kovass7320/
Kaiwas7317/
Kabasz7312/
Cavais7311/
Kavois7310/
Kavgaz7310/
Kavoos7310/
Kavose7310/
Keivas736/
Khavaz734/
Kovais734/
Khovas733/
Cavazs733/
Kasuas732/
Kevash732/
Kaybas732/
Caevas732/
Khevas731/
Kabaus731/
Kawgas731/
Kaswas731/
Qayvas731/
Quavas731/
Caivas731/
Cavass731/
Kaabas731/
Kabaas731/
Hkawas731/
Kevass731/
Kaveus731/
Kawais731/
Kawaus731/
Kovaxs731/
Kovazs731/
Kovačs731/
Qavass731/
Casvas731/
Kaewas731/
Khavasova7168/
Kaithvash714/
Kavashova712/
Khawash671,976/
Khawaas671,831/
Gkouvas67586/
Khawase67220/
Kaabous67182/
Kahwash67140/
Khabash67116/
Kawasse6774/
Cavasse6774/
Khaivaz6745/
Kawasch6736/
Keevash6732/
Khawais6720/
Kotvasz6718/
Kawaase6718/
Kovatsh6712/
Khauwas6710/
Kawaish6710/
Khavous679/
Kabasch679/
Khawass679/
Kavaschová678/
Khayvaz676/
Kawwass676/
Khawwas676/
Kovasch675/
Kawadse674/
Kaywash674/
Kaveush673/
Kawashe673/
Kaibash673/
Kavaich672/
Khovash672/
Khavosh672/
Kaawash672/
Kavaschova671/
Kaveise671/
Kahawas671/
Kaiswas671/
Kabassh671/
Khavach671/
Kovatse671/
Kovauts671/
Cheavas671/
Kobaash671/
Khabais671/
Kashvos671/
Kaswase671/
Kavoush671/
Kawaysh671/
Khaways671/
Kaavous671/
Kotvash671/
Kuivaus671/
Khawads671/
Kauways671/
Kaswash671/
Cavasce670/

Kavas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavas in the Marathi language
कवासkavasa84.25
कावसkavasa13.31
कवसkavasa0.76
कावासkavasa0.59
कवासेkavase0.17
कवीसkavisa0.08
Kavas in the Hindi language
कवासkavasa57.14
कवसkavasa28.57
कावसkavasa14.29
Kavas in the Russian language
Кавасkavas-

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