Kõiv Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kõiv Surname User-submission:

Kõiv has the same meaning as kask, they both mean 'birch' in Estonian.

Kõiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia9741:1,35751
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Koiv (216), Köiv (23) & Kôiv (1) are calculated separately.

Kõiv Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kõiv has the same meaning as kask, they both mean 'birch' in Estonian.

- spookwag

Kõiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kõiv occurs more in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Koiv, Köiv or Kôiv. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kõiv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 368,021st most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,451,478 people. Kõiv is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kõiv are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most common in Estonia, where it is borne by 974 people, or 1 in 1,357. Not including Estonia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koiv92216/
Köiv9223/
Kôiv921/
Kõiva8973/
Kõivo8912/
Kõive891/
Kiv861,853/
Kivi755,335/
Kiva753,200/
Kivo75598/
Kiev75499/
Kivu75402/
Kaiv75320/
Kive75220/
Kuiv75152/
Kõva75116/
Kiav7557/
Keiv7541/
Khiv7532/
Kiiv7514/
Kõve7512/
Kyiv753/
Kivy753/
Kíiv753/
Kkiv753/
Kièv751/
Kwiv751/
Kivh751/
Kiyv751/
Khiav6741,750/
Kv672,472/
Koivu672,092/
Koivi671,194/
Kaiva671,019/
Khiev67768/
Kivai67670/
Kivia67572/
Kivwa67493/
Kuivi67491/
Kieva67431/
Khiva67380/
Kiveu67363/
Kivaa67337/
Kiuvu67262/
Kivie67234/
Kuiva67218/
Kwiva67200/
Kivoi67173/
Kivua67152/
Kiviu67145/
Kaivi67127/
Kiova67116/
Kiavi67115/
Kiaev67104/
Kivva67101/
Kivou6793/
Kivea6789/
Kaivo6786/
Kiviö6782/
Kaivu6776/
Kiovi6776/
Kiovo6776/
Kaive6772/
Kiyov6768/
Kieve6767/
Kivio6766/
Kiava6764/
Kiave6761/
Kivah6753/
Koiva6746/
Kiive6741/
Kiiva6740/
Keiva6737/
Kaiev6736/
Kiove6736/
Kivay6735/
Kivui6733/
Kievo6727/
Kihva6727/
Keivi6726/
Kayiv6725/
Koivo6724/
Kiavo6724/
Kiovu6721/
Kivwe6721/
Koniv6720/
Koive6719/
Khivo6718/
Đakiv6717/
Kivei6717/
Kheiv6714/
Kivha6714/
Kuive6712/
Kivoa6712/
Kaniv6711/
Kivuo6711/
Kivvi6711/
Kivuu6711/
Kiyev6710/
Kiuve6710/
Kiavu6710/
Kivau679/
Kivyo676/
Kivae676/
Kivađ676/
Kivya676/
Kiveh675/
Khaiv675/
Kaiov674/
Khiiv673/
Kahiv672/
Khiov672/
Khuiv672/
Khive672/
Koiov672/
Kiuva672/
Kuivo672/
Kuiev671/
Keivy671/
Keaiv671/
Kaiuv671/
Kiiov671/
Kivhi671/
Kuiov671/
Kuivy671/
Kiawv671/
Kwaiv671/
Keivu671/
Kiivu671/
Kiuvy671/
Kivvu671/
Kivyu671/
Koiav671/
Koiev671/
Köiva671/
Kwive671/
Kwivu671/
Kuivu671/
Kivee671/
Kivue671/
Kivoe671/
Kivhu671/
Kievi671/
Kaivy670/
Kivey670/
Keive670/

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  • 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 Kõiv
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