Chaov Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Chaov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chaov Last Name Facts

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

Chaov (Hindi: चाोव, Russian: Чаов) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chaov is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Chaov occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chaov reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Chaov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 80 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 10 percent live and Kyustendil Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaova9114/
Chahov9114/
Schaov912/
Haov893/
Caov892/
Chahova8312/
Schahov834/
Chajoev833/
Shchaov831/
Shaov801,752/
Khaov80148/
Chaow8062/
Haňov8034/
Chaop802/
Hahov802/
Cahov801/
Chaoub73729/
Chaouf73718/
Shaova73402/
Shahov73394/
Khaova7379/
Chaowa7317/
Chahob734/
Dzhaov733/
Jahaov732/
Shauov731/
Tchaow731/
Chaoyb731/
Chaiob731/
Chaaop731/
Khaaov731/
Schaof731/
Chaope731/
Chaows731/
Chahoub67713/
Choijav67388/
Chaaoub67275/
Chaoufe67171/
Zaov6772/
Haof6750/
Dzhahov6736/
Chahaev6721/
Chahowa6713/
Haow6710/
Chaaouf679/
Chaihow679/
Chaiyav677/
Saov675/
Caob673/
Chauhav672/
Haob671/
Shagiov671/
Shauova671/
Schohov671/
Haop671/
Caop671/
Chahoup671/
Schaowp670/

Chaov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaov in the Hindi language
चाोवcaova-
Chaov in the Russian language
Чаовcaov-

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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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  • 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 Chaov
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