Kavi Surname

51,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,9501:194,19411,720
Turkey1,6091:48,3664,835
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Papua New Guinea8321:9,800808
Togo6301:11,5042,968
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
United Arab Emirates861:106,5389,171
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
England381:1,466,26563,675
Benin361:287,10024,014
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Austria111:774,13064,097
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kavi (20,608) may also be a first name.

Kavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavi (Arabic: كافي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: कवि, Marathi: कवी, Oriya: କବି, Russian: Кави, Tibetan: ཀ་བི་) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kavi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kavi is the 51,167th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 727,373 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Kavi reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,981st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20,608 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 3,950 people, or 1 in 194,194. In India Kavi is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 22 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Ghana, where 11 percent are found.

Kavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kavi surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 304.48% more than the national average, earning R 961,188 per year; in United States they earn 41.33% more than the national average, earning $60,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $45,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavai893,269/
Kavoi892,043/
Kavei89530/
Kavie89340/
Khavi89323/
Kavui89304/
Kavii89178/
Kauvi89164/
Kaivi89127/
Kavyi89108/
Kavio8997/
Kaviy8976/
Kayvi8970/
Kaavi8933/
Kahvi8917/
Kavij8913/
Kkavi897/
Kavhi894/
Kajvi892/
Keavi891/
Kaevi891/
Kavaiy802,503/
Khavai80940/
Kavhai80294/
Kavieh80114/
Khajvi8091/
Kasvid8075/
Kaivoi8065/
Kauvai8050/
Kasvis8023/
Kavaia8016/
Khavie8016/
Khatvi8011/
Kavois8010/
Kavaai808/
Kauvei807/
Kaevai807/
Kaavui805/
Kaivei805/
Khaivi803/
Kaivai802/
Kavije802/
Hkavyi802/
Kahavi801/
Kavhui801/
Khaevi801/
Keavit801/
Kaivie801/
Kavi'e801/
Kauvoi801/
Kavaij801/
Kavoit801/
Kaivui801/
Ka'vai801/
Gkavis801/
Khavei801/
Kavhei801/
Khavoi801/
Kava7519,655/
Kawi7510,538/
Kave754,657/
Kovi752,858/
Qavi752,157/
Kevi751,936/
Kövi75447/
Cavi75286/
Kavy75143/
Khatvai7386/
Khavich7354/
Khavieh738/
Kavaghi736/
Kavehie735/
Kachhvi734/
Khaviph733/
Kaivait733/
Kavaich732/
Kayvije731/
Kayviss731/
Kauvaid731/
Kavuhyi731/
Khasvai731/
Kahavis731/
Kavehii731/
Kavisch730/
Kasvoit730/
Kawai67199,829/
Kaveh6718,984/
Kajve672,076/
Koivi671,194/
Kaiwa671,181/
Koevi671,084/
Kaiva671,019/
Khava67951/
Kaiwe67803/
Khawi67801/
Kavay67681/
Kahve67633/
Kauva67577/
Kewai67507/
Kuivi67491/
Kavaa67458/
Kaave67440/
Kowai67345/
Kovai67329/
Cavit67328/
Kavha67314/
Kovei67308/
Kavoa67295/
Kaiwi67292/
Kavee67272/
Koovi67248/
Cavis67231/
Kawie67227/
Keavy67215/
Kawei67206/
Cavie67184/
Cauvi67176/
Khave67158/
Kávai67152/
Kevei67146/
Kavea67144/
Kovio67142/
Kovie67136/
Kouvi67117/
Kavey67103/
Kaveu67103/
Kauwi67100/
Kňava6795/
Kavuy6789/
Khovi6788/
Caviş6787/
Kevui6784/
Kavaj6779/
Kaive6772/
Cavid6764/
Kavhe6755/
Kevai6750/
Keyvi6741/
Kauve6740/
Kaava6740/
Kevie6733/
Kawoi6733/
Kawii6733/
Gkava6732/
Kawui6730/
Kovoi6730/
Keave6726/
Keivi6726/
Kuovi6721/
Cavai6720/
Kaiue6718/
Caviz6718/
Kawij6716/
Kevoi6715/
Khevi6713/
Cavio6713/
Kahwi6713/
Kayui6713/
Quavi6712/
Kaewi6711/
Kavoy6710/
Kayva679/
Kaiui679/
Keava678/
Koïvi678/
Kawwi677/
Kaavé677/
Keawi677/
Kkava677/
Qhavi676/
Ckabi676/
Keuvi676/
Kavyo675/
Kawih675/
Kotvi674/
Kavijová674/
Kaawi674/
Kajui674/
Kâabi674/
Koviz674/
Caivi674/
Kcave673/
Kavoj673/
Catvi673/
Kaväš673/
Cavoi672/
Kevii672/
Kajwi672/
Casvi672/
Kovih672/
Kovii672/
Kavuj671/
Keevi671/
Kajva671/
Keviy671/
Qavie671/
Koviy671/
Kayve671/
Kaâbi671/
Hkawi671/
Kaïbi671/
Kavej671/
Kojvi671/
Qaavi671/
Cavih671/
Kcawi671/
Cahvi671/
Ckevi671/
Kaivy670/

Kavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavi in the Tibetan language
ཀ་བི་kabi-
Kavi in the Oriya language
କବିkabi-
Kavi in the Marathi language
कवीkavi89.89
कावीkavi7.93
अकवीakavi0.93
कवkava0.47
कवींkavim0.31
कावाkava0.16
Kavi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻓﻲkafy51.92
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻲalkafy34.62
ﻛﺎﻓﻰkafy5.77
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻰalkafy3.85
Kavi in the Hindi language
कविkavi44.79
कावीkavi34.6
कवीkavi16.11
कविताkavita2.31
काविkavi1.88
क़विqavi0.04
Kavi in the Russian language
Кавиkavi-
Kavi in the Arabic language
كافيkafy-

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