Kaviya Surname
Approximately 1,923 people bear this surname
Kaviya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,000 | 1:15,438 | 2,171 |
| India | 432 | 1:1,775,614 | 63,364 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaviya (6,591) may also be a first name.
Kaviya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaviya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaviya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: कविया, Marathi: कावै, Russian: Кавия) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kaviya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaviya? popularity and diffusion
Kaviya is the 214,006th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,789,675 people. Kaviya is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kaviya reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 80,673rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 6,591 people.
The last name Kaviya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,000 people, or 1 in 15,438. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 26 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaviya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaviya in the Hindi language | ||
| कविया | kaviya | 87.33 |
| काविया | kaviya | 9.05 |
| कवीया | kaviya | 2.26 |
| कावीया | kaviya | 0.9 |
| काव्या | kavya | 0.45 |
| Kaviya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻪ | kafyh | 57.89 |
| ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ | kafyt | 42.11 |
| Kaviya in the Marathi language | ||
| कावै | kavai | 40 |
| कवया | kavaya | 40 |
| कािवया | kaivaya | 20 |
| Kaviya in the Russian language | ||
| Кавия | kavia | - |
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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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