Bav Surname
Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname
Bav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 2,705 | 1:5,725 | 760 |
| Turkey | 104 | 1:748,283 | 37,471 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bav (1,318) may also be a first name.
Bav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bav (Hindi: बाव, Marathi: बाव, Russian: Бав) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bav? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,747th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,530,398 people. The last name Bav occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bav live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 216,497th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 1,318 people.
It is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 2,705 people, or 1 in 5,725. In Cambodia Bav is most frequent in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 17 percent are found, Kampong Cham Province, where 13 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baev | 86 | 18,469 | / |
| Baav | 86 | 7,128 | / |
| Bauv | 86 | 1,416 | / |
| Bhav | 86 | 180 | / |
| Baiv | 86 | 65 | / |
| Basv | 86 | 13 | / |
| Beav | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bavz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bahv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bavs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Batv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bavd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bahav | 75 | 1,631 | / |
| Bhaiv | 75 | 133 | / |
| Bhauv | 75 | 13 | / |
| Basvt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhatv | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhavw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bhaav | 75 | 3 | / |
| Beavs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhavd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhaev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baivs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beavd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bab | 67 | 14,925 | / |
| Bap | 67 | 2,008 | / |
| Baw | 67 | 1,045 | / |
| Bov | 67 | 602 | / |
| Baf | 67 | 342 | / |
| Babova | 67 | 269 | / |
| Vav | 67 | 266 | / |
| Wav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Bev | 67 | 94 | / |
| Babová | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bapova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Uav | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bahiev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bavova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bachhv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baheev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baivch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhahav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahayv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhattv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahaav | 67 | 1 | / |
Bav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bav in the Marathi language | ||
| बाव | bava | - |
| Bav in the Hindi language | ||
| बाव | bava | 77.78 |
| बव | bava | 22.22 |
| Bav in the Russian language | ||
| Бав | bav | - |
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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 Bav
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