Kinver Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kinver Surname Definition:

KNIVER: From kein-veor, the great ridge or promontory (kein for cheim).

Kinver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:515,90832,533
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Kinver (18) may also be a first name.

Kinver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KNIVER: From kein-veor, the great ridge or promontory (kein for cheim).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kinver Last Name Facts

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

Kinver is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kinver.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinver? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinver is the 1,453,389th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Kinver is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kinver live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The last name Kinver is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 515,908. In England it is most common in: Cornwall, where 56 percent reside, Devon, where 23 percent reside and Northumberland, where 6 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Kinver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinver has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kinver last name increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinver Last Name Statistics demography

Kinver earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 364.31% more than the national average, earning R 1,103,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinvesr923/
Kunver83622/
Cinver8352/
Künver8312/
Kenver830/
Quinver771/
Khenver771/
Quionver711/
Kinvaird711/
Kunwer671,318/
Kunvir6752/
Kumver6717/
Kuehnvier672/
Cimver672/
Kunvair628/
Kunwear622/
Kumveer621/
Kunwwer621/
Quenver621/
Kenvirt620/
Chenver620/
Kenhuert570/
Kemvir501/
Kunwir501/

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