Kilvin Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kilvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128

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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilvin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kilvin reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 99 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kilvin is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside and Gombe, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Kilvin occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Kilvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilvin has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Kilvin surname declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilvain9271/
Kilvein923/
Kielvin921/
Kilving921/
Kailvin921/
Kelvin8322,596/
Klevin83296/
Kulvin8324/
Cilvin8310/
Kilvén833/
Kélvin832/
Kilven832/
Kelvine7741/
Khlevin7734/
Kelvina776/
Quilvin776/
Kilveyn774/
Keilven772/
Klevine771/
Khelvin771/
Chilvin771/
Cilvain771/
Kelvuin771/
Kuelvin771/
Kelvain771/
Kelvein771/
Kelvaine711/
Kilvehen710/
Kleven674,745/
Kelven67123/
Kelvyn6782/
Clevin6769/
Celvin6767/
Klevyn6753/
Kylven6714/
Cilven675/
Kylvén673/
Kulvyn672/
Kylvèn671/

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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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