Kívés Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kívés Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kívés Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary761:129,16211,998
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kivés (93), Kíves (1) & Kives (180) are calculated separately.

Kívés Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kívés occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kivés, Kíves or Kives. For other possible spellings of Kívés click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kívés? popularity and diffusion

Kívés is the 2,152,526th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kívés live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 129,162. In Hungary Kívés is mostly found in: Heves County, where 74 percent live, Budapest, where 25 percent live and Békés County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Hungary Kívés occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kívés Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kívés has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kívés surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivés9393/
Kíves931/
Kives87180/
Kévés80258/
Kevés8015/
Kvs7557/
Kévési739/
Kavéus736/
Kvas673,863/
Kavs67160/
Kvis6759/
Kvås6745/
Kves6739/
Kvys6719/
Kvss6715/
Kvvs6710/
Kovs6710/
Kivs675/
Kvís673/
Kvsa673/
Wkvs671/
Kvos671/
Kvsi671/
Kvso671/
Kvsy671/
Kvws671/
Kjvs671/
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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 Kívés
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