Kavić Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia621:68,20312,288
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876

The alternate forms: Kavic (187) are calculated separately.

Kavić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavić (Arabic: كفيك) has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may appear as a variant: Kavic. Click here for other potential spellings of Kavić.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kavić is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 68,203. In Croatia Kavić is primarily concentrated in: Zagreb County, where 55 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 44 percent are found and Istria County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Croatia it is found in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavic93187/
Kahvić91544/
Kavgić91317/
Kaević9175/
Kević80512/
Ković80466/
Kabić80309/
Kaviz8043/
Cavić8010/
Kampić73275/
Kavich73165/
Kovaić73136/
Kavici73116/
Kavitz73105/
Kaveci7369/
Kahvic7328/
Kavits7323/
Kaviez736/
Kavidz732/
Kobaić732/
Kavyci731/
Kavicz731/
Kajvic731/
Kahveci6722,609/
Khavich6754/
Kaviche6737/
Kavitch6733/
Kavietz6722/
Khavidz678/
Kavgich677/
Kavaich672/
Kahvici671/

Kavić Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavić in the Arabic language
كفيكkfyk-

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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 Kavić
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