Kiniva Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Kiniva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiniva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kiniva (25) may also be a first name.

Kiniva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiniva (Arabic: كينيفا, Russian: Кинива) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kiniva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiniva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kiniva reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The surname Kiniva is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Kiniva is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 63 percent reside, Madang, where 14 percent reside and Central, where 12 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiniova922/
Kinieva921/
Kineva83838/
Kinuva83119/
Kuniva83119/
Ciniva8340/
Kiniwa8320/
Kinivo8310/
Kinivi834/
Keniva832/
Kinyova77815/
Kineeva77143/
Kinevad77122/
Kunieva7749/
Kiniway7722/
Khineva7719/
Kinivoh775/
Kingeva774/
Kenieva772/
Quiniva772/
Chiniva771/
Kinevau771/
Kinevat771/
Kisneva771/
Kinives771/
Kinaiwa771/
Kinuiba771/
Khineeva7144/
Kaynieva7128/
Kunnieva7118/
Khinyova7114/
Kisneeva715/
Khitneva711/
Kinivich711/
Kinithua711/
Kuneva671,791/
Kinywa67858/
Kyneva67284/
Kiniwi67176/
Keneva67107/
Kuniwa6788/
Cineva6786/
Kinuwa6726/
Kinjua6724/
Kiniwe6711/
Kunuva679/
Kinevy679/
Kenive674/
Kinewa674/
Keniwa672/
Kinywi672/
Kynyva672/
Kenivi671/
Khaynieva671/
Kenuva671/
Kiniwy671/
Kinjui671/

Kiniva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiniva in the Russian language
Киниваkiniva-
Kiniva in the Arabic language
كينيفاkynyfa-

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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
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  • 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 Kiniva
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