Gahov Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gahov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gahov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gahov is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahov? popularity and diffusion
Gahov is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Gahov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gahov reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Gahov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria Gahov is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 53 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 47 percent live. Barring Bulgaria Gahov occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahova | 91 | 15 | / |
| Ahov | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gahob | 80 | 138 | / |
| Hahov | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aov | 75 | 67 | / |
| Gaihow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaľova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahahov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahow | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ohov | 67 | 49 | / |
| Aova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gaop | 67 | 9 | / |
| Auov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aoov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aovs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aoyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aohv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aosv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghahoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aovz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oahv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahajiov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gahov
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