Kerva Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Kerva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kerva (74) may also be a first name.

Kerva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerva (Arabic: كيرفا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻓﺎ, Hindi: केरवा, Marathi: केरवा, Russian: Керва) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerva? popularity and diffusion

Kerva is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kerva are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 74 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Kerva is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 75 percent reside and Telangana, where 25 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherva9135/
Kervoa918/
Kervad911/
Kervah911/
Kervaut8332/
Kervatt8317/
Kervais831/
Karva803,610/
Korva803,591/
Cerva801,251/
Kerua801,145/
Kerwa80173/
Kerve80130/
Kervi8059/
Kõrva8012/
Kirva803/
Kervy802/
Kervo801/
Kervault771/
Kerveaut771/
Kharva733,839/
Korvah732,685/
Cherva73526/
Karvai73413/
Kerbaj73346/
Karvah73302/
Kyrvas73293/
Kherua73278/
Kirvas73262/
Karvay73230/
Kervot73130/
Cervai7393/
Kherwa7389/
Kervio7379/
Kirvaç7359/
Kerwah7337/
Karvaj7332/
Kirvai7328/
Kervet7322/
Cervay7321/
Kirvay7319/
Kerwai7318/
Khorva7310/
Kierwa7310/
Kerbau739/
Keruas737/
Kirvat735/
Karvaa734/
Korvai733/
Kervey732/
Kerway732/
Kerwaz732/
Kervoy731/
Kerbea731/
Kahrva731/
Kaerwa731/
Kervhe731/
Karvea731/
Kkarva731/
Kuirva731/
Korvay731/
Kerwha731/
Kerzua731/
Keerve731/
Kerhua731/
Kervou731/
Kherve731/
Kärvas731/
Körvas731/
Kerveh731/
Kesrua731/
Querva731/
Cervau731/
Coerva731/
Krevaj731/
Kerwath6768/
Kervett6713/
Kheruad679/
Cheerva676/
Khirvaa675/
Kerwash674/
Kharvai673/
Kairvat673/
Keruash673/
Kirvach672/
Kervich672/
Korveah672/
Kearbay671/
Kearvey671/
Kheruah671/
Kheruas671/
Kerbhaa671/
Kharvaj671/
Kisrvad671/
Cheirva671/
Kerweah671/
Kerbeah671/
Kervess671/
Kheervi671/
Kheerwa671/
Kirvaya671/
Chervay671/
Kerbaha671/
Kesruay671/
Kervyts671/
Kervoss670/
Kervitt670/

Kerva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻓﺎkrfa-
Kerva in the Hindi language
केरवाkerava-
Kerva in the Marathi language
केरवाkerava-
Kerva in the Russian language
Керваkerva-
Kerva in the Arabic language
كيرفاkyrfa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerva
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