Kilvin Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kilvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Kilvin (99) may also be a first name.
Kilvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilvin is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilvin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kilvin live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kilvin is also the 951,070th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 99 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found and Gombe, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 33 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.
Kilvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kilvin has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kilvin last name decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilvain | 92 | 71 | / |
| Kilvein | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kielvin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kilving | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kailvin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelvin | 83 | 22,596 | / |
| Klevin | 83 | 296 | / |
| Kulvin | 83 | 24 | / |
| Cilvin | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kilvén | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kélvin | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kilven | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kelvine | 77 | 41 | / |
| Khlevin | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kelvina | 77 | 6 | / |
| Quilvin | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kilveyn | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keilven | 77 | 2 | / |
| Klevine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khelvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cilvain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelvuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuelvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelvain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelvaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilvehen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kleven | 67 | 4,745 | / |
| Kelven | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kelvyn | 67 | 82 | / |
| Clevin | 67 | 69 | / |
| Celvin | 67 | 67 | / |
| Klevyn | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kylven | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cilven | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kylvén | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kulvyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kylvèn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kilvin
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