Kavkav Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Kavkav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kavkav 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
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kavkav (14) may also be a first name.

Kavkav Last Name Facts

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

Kavkav occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavkav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kavkav reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kavkav is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,845,237. In Nigeria Kavkav is mostly found in: Benue, where 99 percent live and Adamawa, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Kavkav exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 22 percent live and Antigua and Barbuda, where 1 percent live.

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
Kavkov83156/
Kavkova77135/
Khavkov774/
Katvkov771/
Kovkov67618/
Cavcav67291/
Kabkab67177/
Kawkaw6713/
Cavkov675/
Kafkaf675/
Kabkaw671/
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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 Kavkav
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