Kivun Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Kivun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kivun Last Name Facts

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

Kivun (Russian: Кивун) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kivun is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kivun are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Kivun is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 50 percent reside and West New Britain, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kivun is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koivun9114/
Kivund9110/
Kivune912/
Keivune831/
Kiwun8026/
Kevun8014/
Kuvun802/
Kivunova7710/
Kevoun7337/
Kaiwun731/
Ketvun731/
Koivon731/
Kivaum731/
Kiwaun731/
Kevaun731/
Keevun730/
Keivaum6715/
Khaiwun671/
Kuivoon671/

Kivun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kivun in the Russian language
Кивунkivun-

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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 Kivun
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