Kiav Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kiav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia431:360,1663,743
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kiav (83) may also be a first name.

Kiav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiav (Russian: Киав) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kiav reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequent forename at a global level, held by 83 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 360,166. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Takéo Province, where 23 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 14 percent are found and Preah Vihear Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Cambodia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khiav8941,750/
Khieav805/
Hkiahv801/
Kiaw751,961/
Kyav75251/
Kiaf75159/
Kjav751/
Chiav671,117/
Khiaf67121/
Khiaw6799/
Khyav6717/
Kyaav6715/
Kijov6710/
Kijaf679/
Kijaw678/
Kihaw676/
Kiafe675/
Kyavz672/
Kieaw672/
Khiov672/
Kiawp671/
Kiafh671/
Kiahw671/
Kehav671/

Kiav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiav in the Russian language
Киавkiav-

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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 Kiav
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