How common is the surname Kava?

456 people in the United States had the surname Kava in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 677,074 Americans. It ranked 46,647th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kava?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Kava identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Where is the surname Kava most common?

Wikidata records people named Kava in the United States.

Is the surname Kava getting more or less common?

More common. 339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 456 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Kava

A surname, carried by 456 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kava is more common than 71.3% of them.

Origin

Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 456 people named Kava in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 677,074 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 339.

#46,647

rank among US surnames

456

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+34.5%

change since 2000 (was #56,392)

Who is named Kava

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Kava identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kavas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Kava
American writer, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kava

Kaba

Kava has the Soundex code K100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K100.

Questions

Where does the surname Kava come from?: Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).
How common is the surname Kava?: 456 people in the United States had the surname Kava in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 677,074 Americans. It ranked 46,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kava?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Kava identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kava?: Alex Kava, American writer.
Where is the surname Kava most common?: Wikidata records people named Kava in the United States.
Is the surname Kava getting more or less common?: More common. 339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 456 in 2010, up 35%.