Kavkas Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kavkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kavkas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey651:1,197,25350,929
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kavkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavkas (Hindi: कवकास) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavkas? popularity and diffusion

Kavkas is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kavkas live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,197,253. In Turkey Kavkas is primarily found in: Manisa Province, where 89 percent reside, Aydin Province, where 5 percent reside and Mugla Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavkaz838,785/
Kafkas831,802/
Cavkas835/
Kovkas831/
Kavcas831/
Khawkas774/
Kabkash772/
Khawkash713/
Kavkazova67117/
Kafcas6752/
Kafkaz6729/
Kovcas671/
Kovkos671/
Kavcoss620/
Kafcos506/
Cafcas506/
Kowkos501/
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Kavkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavkas in the Hindi language
कवकासkavakasa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kavkas
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