Kiavi Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kiavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiavi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiavi is the 1,701,480th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Kiavi reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Kiavi is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 97 percent live and Bougainville, where 3 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kiavi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khiavi9118/
Kiavei9112/
Kiavoi919/
Kagiavi8321/
Kiawi8099/
Kiovi8076/
Kiava8064/
Kiave8061/
Kyavi8050/
Kihava73291/
Chiavi73116/
Kiaveh7348/
Kiovit7324/
Kiawoi7315/
Kiawei7310/
Kiabei735/
Kiaave734/
Kijave732/
Khyavi732/
Kiaver732/
Kiawie731/
Kiasui731/
Khiabi731/
Kyaviz731/
Kiovis731/
Kiawih731/
Kiabii731/
Kaiowai6727/
Kijavaa679/
Chiavai678/
Khiawai676/
Kihowai675/
Kagiave674/
Kjavaid672/
Kia'ava672/
Chihavi672/
Kaiyaui671/
Kiovich671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kiavi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis