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 surname Kevay (Hindi: केवया, Marathi: केवय) is most common in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kevay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname 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 frequently held first name world-wide, held by 22 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Kevay is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 55 percent live, Maharashtra, where 36 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
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
- 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 Kevay
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