Kavanah

Kavanah Meaning & Origin

About Kavanah
The surname Kavanah is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "cabhán" meaning "hollow" or "hollow place." It is a locational surname typically associated with County Cavan in Ireland. The name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a hollow or a low-lying area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kavanah is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kavanah: 109
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 150,452
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kavanah based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kavanah is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KFN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K01050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AH0 V AE1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/kavanah*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K150

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kavanah in Braille

Here's how to represent Kavanah in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kavanah in braille

How to sign the name Kavanah using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kavanah using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kavanah in sign language

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