Priyav Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Priyav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priyav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Priyav (40) may also be a first name.

Priyav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priyav (Hindi: प्रियव, Marathi: यव) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priyav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Priyav reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Priyav is also the 1,614,485th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 40 people.

The surname Priyav is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 53 percent live, Kerala, where 24 percent live and Karnataka, where 6 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priyev83153/
Priyap839/
Priyab836/
Priyov831/
Preyav831/
Priyaps773/
Priyapp771/
Priyabs771/
Priev73206/
Praev739/
Pryev739/
Praiv732/
Proiv731/
Preav731/
Preiv730/
Proyov677/
Prajev672/
Prayap672/
Prayev671/
Proyiv671/
Prajav671/

Priyav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Priyav in the Hindi language
प्रियवpriyava-
Priyav in the Marathi language
यवyava-

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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 Priyav
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