Ardovan Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ardovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ardovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ardovan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ardovan (Russian: Ардован) is found most in Moldova. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ardovan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ardovan live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 273,951. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 92 percent are found and Anenii Noi District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Moldova it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gardovan932/
Ardavan86226/
Erdovan86105/
Ardoban866/
Ardevan864/
Gardavan8090/
Hordovan8034/
Gardowan803/
Ardavand802/
Ardhavan801/
Ardaban7168/
Ardawan7167/
Ardabán711/
Ardaván711/
Gardaban6742/
Hordoban6728/
Gardawan675/
Hardawan675/
Gardabon672/
Ardabayın6310/
Gardawahn631/
Gordhavan631/
Erdawan573/
Herdawan5364/
Hordoboinova531/

Ardovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ardovan in the Russian language
Ардованardovan-

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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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  • 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 Ardovan
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