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

The surname Chaov (Hindi: चाोव, Russian: Чаов) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chaov live; 53 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Chaov is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Plovdiv Province, where 80 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 10 percent live and Kyustendil Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Bulgaria it occurs 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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