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

The last name Kivun (Russian: Кивун) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kivun reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Kivun is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 50 percent reside and West New Britain, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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