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
The last name Kaviya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: कविया, Marathi: कावै, Russian: Кавия) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaviya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kaviya is the 214,006th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,789,675 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kaviya reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kaviya is also the 80,673rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 6,591 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 15,438. In Zimbabwe Kaviya is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Kaviya exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaviya
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