Kivan Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

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

Kivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Turkey1611:483,36327,779
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Kíván (1) are calculated separately.

Kivan (710) may also be a first name.

Kivan Last Name Facts

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

Kivan (Hindi: कीवन, Marathi: िकवान, Russian: Киван) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Kíván. For other possible spellings of Kivan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivan? popularity and diffusion

Kivan is the 648,005th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name Kivan is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Kivan live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 309,966th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 710 people.

The surname Kivan is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 4,734,971. In India Kivan is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Bihar, where 1 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Kivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kivan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kivan surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keivan91933/
Kivand91135/
Kivane91109/
Kaivan91105/
Kivgan9121/
Koivan917/
Kievan912/
Khivan912/
Kivain911/
Kíván871/
Khaivan8339/
Khoivan833/
Keivaan832/
Kivhane831/
Kaivane831/
Keivane831/
Kiwan8012,612/
Civan808,967/
Kevan801,526/
Kuvan80972/
Kyvan80103/
Kivon8040/
Kivanova7710/
Kijvasin773/
Kaithvan771/
Kitvasin771/
Keyvan7310,346/
Kevane73455/
Kaiwan73407/
Kuivon73349/
Keevan73296/
Khevan7386/
Kyvhan7356/
Keiwan7354/
Kayvan7349/
Chivan7348/
Keivon7331/
Quivan7326/
Kiwane7316/
Kuiban7313/
Kuiwan7312/
Kıyvan7312/
Kiewan7310/
Caivan734/
Khiwan734/
Kihwan733/
Kejvan733/
Kivoin732/
Kuevan732/
Khivon732/
Civain732/
Kajvan731/
Kevaun731/
Khuvan731/
Kievon731/
Kiwaun731/
Kuuvan731/
Kibaan731/
Kivone731/
Kivaum731/
Koivon731/
Koiwan731/
Kaiuan731/
Kevean731/
Kijwan731/
Keavan730/
Kijuan730/
Keuvan730/
Khishvand713/
Kaiwwan6744/
Keivaum6715/
Kijuang6715/
Keyvand6713/
Kiewwan6710/
Khaiwan677/
Kijsuan676/
Chivhan675/
Khevane675/
Cheivan675/
Kaivaam673/
Khiwane673/
Kujvane672/
Khevatn672/
Keiwwan672/
Keevang671/
Kajvane671/
Kesvane671/
Khuvain671/
Kayvand671/
Kiejwan671/
Kivaham671/
Kojvand671/
Koibain671/
Kuibain671/
Kuivoon671/
Chivain671/
Khetvan671/
Kaijuan671/
Kaihuan671/
Kaivong671/
Keivone671/
Khiowan671/
Khiwwan671/
Kheevan671/
Kiowwan671/
Kieuanh670/

Kivan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivan in the Marathi language
िकवानikavana60
िकवनikavana40
Kivan in the Hindi language
कीवनkivana33.33
किवांkivam33.33
किवनkivana33.33
Kivan in the Russian language
Киванkivan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kivan
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