Gegov Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gegov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2841:24,5742,084
North Macedonia201:105,0749,036
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gegov Last Name Facts

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

Gegov (Russian: Гегов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gegov is the 874,560th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gegov reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 24,574. In Bulgaria Gegov is most prevalent in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 31 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 6 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegova91350/
Egov8974/
Gogov802,242/
Gigov801,028/
Gagov80432/
Egova8072/
Segov8022/
Yegov807/
Zegov806/
Egoov803/
Iegov802/
Egouv801/
Egovw801/
Gigova731,141/
Goygov73408/
Gagoev73139/
Guigov73115/
Zhegov7382/
Guygov7342/
Gegiev7334/
Gigoev7311/
Iegova7310/
Gegaev7310/
Goigov738/
Djegov737/
Chegov736/
Heggov735/
Jegova734/
Zegova732/
Hegova731/
Gegoff731/
Gaygov731/
Eghouv731/
Igov67319/
Goygova67179/
Egof67137/
Zhegova6786/
Guygova6758/
Egob6717/
Dzhegov679/
Geghaev677/
Chegova676/
Egav675/
Chengov675/
Goigova675/
Zhengov672/
Jgov672/
Goegiev671/
Goigovs671/
Nghegop671/
Egow671/
Genghof670/
Geigoff670/

Gegov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gegov in the Russian language
Геговgegov-

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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 Gegov
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