Bahav Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6251:472,04024,119
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bahav (1,549) may also be a first name.

Bahav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bahav (Hindi: बहाव, Marathi: बहाव) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahav? popularity and diffusion

Bahav is the 244,303rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bahav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 196,936th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,549 people.

The last name Bahav is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,625 people, or 1 in 472,040. In India Bahav is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 49 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 42 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 4 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahayv911/
Bhahav911/
Bahaav911/
Baav897,128/
Bhav89180/
Bahv892/
Bahavsh831/
Bahaw80238/
Bhaiv80133/
Bhauv8013/
Bahaf809/
Bhatv805/
Bhavw804/
Bhaav803/
Bhavd801/
Bav752,880/
Bahafs73312/
Bahiev739/
Bachhv736/
Bhahaw735/
Bahaif734/
Bahaph732/
Baheev732/
Bhattv731/
Baahab731/
Baab671,644/
Bauv671,416/
Bhaw67600/
Bhab67530/
Baaf67274/
Baiv6765/
Baaw6752/
Basv6713/
Babh679/
Vhav679/
Vaav677/
Beav676/
Bhov675/
Bavz673/
Bahw672/
Bavs672/
Batv672/
Bachchv672/
Hvav671/
Bhaf671/
Bawh671/
Bavd671/

Bahav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bahav in the Hindi language
बहावbahava97.79
बाहवbahava0.93
बहवbahava0.51
बाहावbahava0.25
़बहावbahava0.17
वहावvahava0.08
बहाबbahaba0.08
वहाबvahaba0.08
बहाbaha0.08
Bahav in the Marathi language
बहावbahava89.66
बाहवbahava6.9
अबहावabahava3.45

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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
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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 Bahav
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