Kevay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kevay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kevay (22) may also be a first name.
Kevay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kevay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kevay (Hindi: केवया, Marathi: केवय) is most common in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kevay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kevay is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kevay are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Kevay is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 55 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 36 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kevay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kevay in the Hindi language | ||
| केवया | kevaya | - |
| Kevay in the Marathi language | ||
| केवय | kevaya | 85.71 |
| केवट | kevata | 14.29 |
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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 Kevay
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