Kavian Surname

107,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kavian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,1681:18,4222,363
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England191:2,932,529101,561
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Kavian (483) may also be a first name.

Kavian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavian (Arabic: كافيان) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavian? popularity and diffusion

Kavian is the 107,935th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,688,104 people. The last name Kavian is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kavian are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 386,824th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 483 people.

The surname Kavian is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 4,168 people, or 1 in 18,422. In Iran Kavian is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 18 percent live, Golestan Province, where 14 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Iran it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kavian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kavian has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kavian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kavian surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kavian earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $37,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.37% less than the national average, earning $34,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kavian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavian in the Arabic language
كافيانkafyan-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kavian
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