Kivs Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kivs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kivs Last Name Facts

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

Kivs (Russian: Кивс) is found most in Israel. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kivs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kivs is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kivs occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kivs live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel Kivs is mostly found in: Central District, where 50 percent live and Southern District, where 50 percent live. Beside Israel this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivsh8937/
Keivs8910/
Hkivs891/
Kiv861,853/
Kivsch801/
Kips75761/
Kiev75499/
Kaiv75320/
Koiv75216/
Kuiv75152/
Keiv7541/
Kibs7536/
Khiv7532/
Kkiv753/
Kifs752/
Civs751/
Kisf751/
Kjvs751/
Kisw751/
Kivj751/
Kitv751/
Kivh751/
Kijv751/
Kipps67948/
Khiev67768/
Kuvås6745/
Kyvsh6740/
Kivch6724/
Kiops6722/
Kiebs6718/
Kheiv6714/
Keibs6714/
Kiews6711/
Kieps6710/
Kaivt677/
Kishw676/
Kipse675/
Khaiv675/
Keevs673/
Chivs673/
Khiov672/
Khuiv672/
Kip's672/
Kevås671/
Keifs671/
Kibsh671/
Kipss671/
Qeivs671/
Kaips671/
Khifs671/
Kuips671/
Kipsø671/
Keips670/
Keavs670/
Caivs670/

Kivs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivs in the Russian language
Кивсkivs-

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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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  • 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 Kivs
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