Akhav Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Akhav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Akhav (11) may also be a first name.

Akhav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akhav (Hindi: अखाव, Marathi: आघाव, Russian: Ахав) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akhav live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Akhav is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Akhav is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Akhav is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Bihar, where 33 percent are found. Excluding India Akhav occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhaev91971/
Akahav911/
Akav89761/
Aykhaev8334/
Aukhaev834/
Akaahav831/
Akkhaev831/
Akaev8014,451/
Achav80276/
Akhov80192/
Akaav8010/
Akcav808/
Ekhav803/
Akaiv802/
Okhav801/
Ahqav801/
Akhaf801/
Akhavova774/
Akkaev73380/
Gakhov73316/
Ekhaev73227/
Hakhov73171/
Akhova73161/
Akaaiv73120/
Aykaev73117/
Hakaev7360/
Okhaev7327/
Akhoev7324/
Agkaev7324/
Akheev7324/
Akkhaf738/
Gakhaw734/
Askhov734/
Aukhov732/
Aikaev732/
Aekaev731/
Hakhaw731/
Aukhaw731/
Akhowa731/
Aukaev731/
Akkaiv731/
Ashhav731/
Akhabh731/
Aichav731/
Aikhab731/
Ahakav731/
Aakaiv731/
Ajav67876/
Akaf67437/
Akov67391/
Gakhova67315/
Akavova67247/
Hakhova67239/
Akaw67163/
Okav6764/
Akev6753/
Hakkaev6719/
Ekav676/
Eadkhaw674/
Acav671/
Akhaiph671/
Ajkhowa671/
Gaukhov671/
Ahazkov671/
Hakheaw671/

Akhav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhav in the Hindi language
अखावakhava-
Akhav in the Marathi language
आघावaghava-
Akhav in the Russian language
Ахавahav-

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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 Akhav
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