Kuven Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kuven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway861:59,7948,537
France531:1,253,259128,888
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Küven (36) & Kuvén (1) are calculated separately.

Kuven (44) may also be a first name.

Kuven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuven occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Küven or Kuvén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuven is the 1,315,412th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kuven live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia. Kuven is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 44 people.

The surname Kuven is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 59,794. In Norway Kuven is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 99 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway Kuven exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent reside and Turkey, where 11 percent reside.

Kuven Last Name Statistics demography

Kuven earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning 315,829 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küven9336/
Kuvén931/
Kuyven91125/
Kauven9134/
Kuvent9132/
Kueven9132/
Keuven9120/
Kuvene9117/
Kuiven913/
Kuveng911/
Kuveen911/
Kouven911/
Kuijven832/
Kuyveng831/
Kiven801,363/
Kuvin80285/
Cuven8035/
Kieven73352/
Kuvina73242/
Koeven7381/
Cauven7367/
Quiven7363/
Kuvyon7332/
Kuwene7318/
Kooven7312/
Couven7311/
Kutvyn739/
Kivien734/
Kuvyna732/
Kouvin732/
Keuvem731/
Kuuvem731/
Kuvine731/
Kauvin731/
Couvent67195/
Cauvein6710/
Kouving672/
Couvein672/
Cauvien671/
Khuvain671/

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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 Kuven
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