Kavuk Surname
Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname
Kavuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,159 | 1:24,635 | 2,814 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Kavuk (31) may also be a first name.
Kavuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kavuk (Arabic: كافوك, Russian: Кавук) occurs most in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kavuk is the 138,079th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,247,855 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kavuk are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 31 people.
The last name Kavuk is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,159 people, or 1 in 24,635. In Turkey Kavuk is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Malatya Province, where 13 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Kavuk exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavuke | 91 | 24 | / |
| Kavouk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Khavuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kovuk | 80 | 179 | / |
| Kevuk | 80 | 130 | / |
| Kawuk | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kavuc | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cavuk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khevuk | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kawouk | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kawuke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kabouk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kobauk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kawuuk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kovauk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kovuck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaswuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavugh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kavough | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kavaugh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kouvouk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaeweuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauck | 67 | 1 | / |
Kavuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavuk in the Russian language | ||
| Кавук | kavuk | - |
| Kavuk in the Arabic language | ||
| كافوك | kafwk | - |
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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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- 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 Kavuk
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