Kiv Surname

220,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,5711:9,858955
Turkey2041:381,47823,500
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Israel141:611,26042,949
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kiv (666) may also be a first name.

Kiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiv (Hindi: किव, Russian: Кив) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kiv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 220,420th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. Kiv occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kiv reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Kiv is also the 321,585th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 666 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,571 people, or 1 in 9,858. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 10 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Cambodia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kiv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiv last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Kiv earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.23% less than the national average, earning $30,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiev86499/
Kaiv86320/
Koiv86216/
Kuiv86152/
Keiv8641/
Khiv8632/
Kivs865/
Kkiv863/
Kijv861/
Kitv861/
Kivh861/
Khiev75768/
Kivsh7537/
Kivch7524/
Kheiv7514/
Keivs7510/
Kaivt757/
Khaiv755/
Khiov752/
Khuiv752/
Hkivs751/
Kif67695/
Civ67591/
Kiw67276/
Kev67148/
Kiwova6734/
Kyv6730/
Kivova6726/
Kifova6711/
Kiwová6710/
Qiv678/
Kjv675/
Kivová672/
Kivsch671/

Kiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiv in the Hindi language
किवkiva-
Kiv in the Russian language
Кивkiv-

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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 Kiv
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