Kukava Surname

128,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Kukava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia2,8291:1,324152
Abkhazia4461:54595
Russia1481:973,80475,698
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
India201:38,353,269431,471
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kukava Last Name Facts

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

Kukava (Georgian: კუკავა, Marathi: कुकवा, Russian: Кукава) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,357th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,063,292 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kukava reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is carried by 2,829 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Georgia it is primarily found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 53 percent live, Imereti, where 25 percent live and Tbilisi, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Georgia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Kukava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kukava last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kukava surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Kukava earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $50,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kukava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukava in the Georgian language
კუკავაkukava-
Kukava in the Marathi language
कुकवाkukava-
Kukava in the Russian language
Кукаваkukava-

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