Khalv Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Khalv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Khalv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khalv (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻒ) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalv? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khalv is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Khalv is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Khalv live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Khalv is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Taiwan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalvs911/
Kalv8930/
Halv893/
Khailev832/
Khalvsh831/
Khalf807,280/
Kalvø80161/
Kaalv8098/
Kalvå8050/
Khalw803/
Healv802/
Kallv801/
Khalwova771/
Khalfe731,289/
Hasløv7331/
Khallf7310/
Katlev738/
Kailev736/
Kahalf734/
Khalff734/
Khalph734/
Kaylev733/
Khalfh731/
Kholvs731/
Kalf671,459/
Half67404/
Halb67354/
Kalfova67195/
Kalvová6759/
Halw6726/
Kalvova6724/
Kolv6717/
Chaylev6712/
Kalw6711/
Khalphe6711/
Jalv678/
Calv677/
Holv676/
Hahylev675/
Kahylev674/
Kelv673/
Hathlev671/

Khalv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalv in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻒalkhlf-

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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 Khalv
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