Kive Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

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

Kive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Kenya591:782,71031,540
India301:25,568,846339,406
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Norway91:571,36544,190
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kive (199) may also be a first name.

Kive Last Name Facts

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

Kive (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻔﻪ, Russian: Киве) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kive? popularity and diffusion

Kive is the 1,108,016th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Kive reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kive is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 199 people.

The last name Kive is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 107,286. In Papua New Guinea Kive is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 43 percent are found, National Capital District, where 24 percent are found and Madang, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Kive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kive has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kive surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kive Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kive earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning 333,378 kr per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiveu89363/
Kivie89234/
Kivea8989/
Kaive8972/
Kieve8967/
Kiove8936/
Koive8919/
Kivei8917/
Kuive8912/
Kiveh895/
Khive892/
Kivee891/
Kivey890/
Keive890/
Kaivez8021/
Kivetz8019/
Kivesr805/
Kaivei805/
Khieve804/
Kuieve804/
Kivets803/
Kaivet802/
Kijave802/
Kujive802/
Keiave802/
Kaiave802/
Kajive801/
Khaive801/
Khiver801/
Kivihe801/
Kaivea801/
Kaivie801/
Kaiveh801/
Khiveh801/
Kaiove801/
Kiveit801/
Koitve801/
Koiave801/
Kaivej801/
Kivi755,335/
Kave754,657/
Kiva753,200/
Kiwe752,197/
Keve751,489/
Kuve75352/
Cive75351/
Kyve759/
Kivy753/
Kivj751/
Kivetts7398/
Koitver738/
Kyiaver731/
Kujivee731/
Kiveett730/
Keivedt730/
Quive6710,616/
Kajve672,076/
Koivi671,194/
Kaiva671,019/
Kaiwe67803/
Kouve67757/
Chive67703/
Kivai67670/
Keeve67653/
Kavei67530/
Kuivi67491/
Kaave67440/
Khiva67380/
Kivaa67337/
Kavee67272/
Kuiva67218/
Kiewe67196/
Kyove67182/
Kivoi67173/
Khave67158/
Kevei67146/
Kavea67144/
Küver67132/
Kaivi67127/
Kyeve67122/
Kavey67103/
Kivés6793/
Kiovi6776/
Kivio6766/
Civey6763/
Kavhe6755/
Koiva6746/
Kauve6740/
Kevey6738/
Caive6738/
Keveš6738/
Keiva6737/
Kevea6736/
Kivay6735/
Kevie6733/
Kivui6733/
Kibea6731/
Kiviz6729/
Kihva6727/
Keave6726/
Keivi6726/
Kiwey6721/
Kaiue6718/
Kiwei6718/
Käver6718/
Khuve6715/
Kiewa6715/
Keiwe6715/
Kivha6714/
Kivoa6712/
Kuvhe6711/
Kuvea6711/
Kiviç6711/
Kuwie6710/
Kiyevets679/
Koeve679/
Kiweh678/
Kheve678/
Kjæve678/
Kivyo676/
Kevee675/
Kuvee675/
Kivaj674/
Kcave673/
Kuvie673/
Keveh673/
Kuvei673/
Kueve672/
Kewie672/
Keivy671/
Kivhi671/
Kojve671/
Kuivy671/
Kayve671/
Kuuve671/
Kuvey671/
Keuve671/
Keveu671/
Keveč671/
Kibej671/
Kiwie671/
Koiwe671/
Kéves671/
Kíves671/
Kiweu671/
Khive'ee671/
Kiewy671/
Kyiovets671/
Kivjp671/
Kievi671/
Kehve670/
Kaivy670/

Kive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kive in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﻔﻪkyfh50
ﻛﻴﻒkyf50
Kive in the Russian language
Кивеkive-

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