Kuv Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kuv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia411:377,7353,805
India401:19,176,635286,670
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kuv (224) may also be a first name.

Kuv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuv (Hindi: कुव, Russian: Кув) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuv? popularity and diffusion

Kuv is the 1,604,449th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Kuv reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 601,629th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 377,735. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Takéo Province, where 41 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent reside and Kampot Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia Kuv occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hkuv86571/
Kuiv86152/
Kauv8674/
Khuv8643/
Kouv867/
Kujv864/
Kuhv862/
Kuvh862/
Kguv861/
Kuyv861/
Keuv861/
Khauv75290/
Kuvås7545/
Khouv7526/
Kheuv752/
Kautv752/
Kusvh752/
Khuiv752/
Kausv751/
Khuvt751/
Khuvw751/
Hkujv751/
Cuv671,627/
Kufová67425/
Kuw67164/
Kuf6786/
Kuvová6711/
Kufova677/
Kuheev674/
Kuwova671/
Khusvh671/
Khushv671/
Khuytv671/

Kuv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuv in the Hindi language
कुवkuva97.41
Kuv in the Russian language
Кувkuv-

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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 Kuv
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