Chovhan Surname
Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname
Chovhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,044 | 1:43,604 | 6,335 |
| India | 180 | 1:4,261,474 | 113,127 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
Chovhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chovhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chovhan (Marathi: चावण) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chovhan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 282,966th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Chovhan live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 43,604. In Ukraine it is most common in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 36 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Fiji, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chovhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chovhan in the Marathi language | ||
| चावण | cavana | 50 |
| चवहाण | cavahana | 50 |
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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 Chovhan
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