Kavay Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Kavay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 598 | 1:241,008 | 25,712 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Kávay (8) are calculated separately.
Kavay (80) may also be a first name.
Kavay Demographics
Kavay Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kavay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavay (Hindi: कावया, Russian: Кавай) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kávay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 487,389th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kavay are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 80 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 598 people, or 1 in 241,008. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 24 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent are found and Samara Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia Kavay occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Kavay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kavay surname is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kavay last name are 24.24% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.01% registered to vote for the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kavay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavay in the Hindi language | ||
| कावया | kavaya | 66.67 |
| काव्य | kavya | 33.33 |
| Kavay in the Russian language | ||
| Кавай | kavaj | - |
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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 Kavay
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