Kavuz Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kavuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2811:276,94518,577
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351

Kavuz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavuz is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kavuz.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavuz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kavuz reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 276,945. In Turkey Kavuz is most frequent in: Antalya Province, where 43 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 22 percent reside and Adana Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavuş80772/
Kavus80379/
Kawuz8027/
Kavuc8011/
Kavuzova7729/
Kabuiz73301/
Kavuşt73207/
Kabutz7341/
Kavous7321/
Kavuse738/
Kavush738/
Kabouz734/
Kabucz732/
Khavus731/
Kaveus731/
Kabusz731/
Kavuch731/
Kavuts731/
Kayvus731/
Kevutz730/
Kavutse672,858/
Khavous679/
Kavuuse673/
Kaveush673/
Kaavous671/
Kavusse671/
Kavuche671/
Kavoush671/
Khavush671/

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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 Kavuz
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