Khokhol Surname

213,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Khokhol Surname User-submission:

Khokhol: a derogatory term for Ukranians. The surname was at first used by Ukranians in Russia to distinguish themselves from Russians. Khokhol is a stereotypical Ukrainian cossack haircut that features a long lock of hair left on a shaved head.

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Khokhol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1601:124,24414,748
Belarus2521:37,7036,509
Kazakhstan2511:70,4488,499
Ukraine2451:185,80725,333
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Khokhol (224) may also be a first name.

Khokhol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Khokhol: a derogatory term for Ukranians. The surname was at first used by Ukranians in Russia to distinguish themselves from Russians. Khokhol is a stereotypical Ukrainian cossack haircut that features a long lock of hair left on a shaved head.

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Khokhol Last Name Facts

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

Khokhol (Russian: Хохол) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khokhol? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,544th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,779,847 people. The last name Khokhol occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Khokhol live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Khokhol is also the 601,629th most common first name throughout the world, held by 224 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 124,244. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 8 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent are found.

Khokhol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Khokhol last name are 10.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.26% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokhol924/
Khokhal86297/
Khakhol86184/
Hokholt8689/
Hokhold8620/
Kokol832,240/
Hokol8316/
Khokholova82347/
Khokhale8093/
Khoshqol8011/
Hokholdt805/
Khokahle801/
Khodkhal801/
Hockhold800/
Kokole771,122/
Koukol77558/
Kukhol77231/
Kochol7791/
Kokhal7787/
Chokol7768/
Kokcol7760/
Koskol7731/
Khokal7724/
Kojkol7724/
Kokoll7721/
Hochol778/
Hokold777/
Khakol776/
Koikol772/
Kuokol771/
Hokhal771/
Hokole771/
Khokul771/
Koekol770/
Khokolova751/
Khokale7110,481/
Chochol71355/
Khakhal71289/
Qhokole7193/
Khakole7186/
Kocholl7143/
Kochold7130/
Chokhal7124/
Chokole7114/
Khekhal7110/
Kokhale7110/
Kokoile719/
Hockold718/
Khokule715/
Kochole715/
Kadkhol713/
Koukole713/
Khakholova712/
Khokhalova712/
Koukoul712/
Kaskhol712/
Khakhul712/
Chokool712/
Kakhole711/
Khadkol711/
Hochold711/
Khakool711/
Khocholova711/
Kokogli711/
Houskol711/
Kaehkol711/
Hojholt711/
Koykool711/
Khoikal711/
Kahholl710/
Kokal671,747/
Kakol671,493/
Kukol671,183/
Khoshkul671,130/
Kokul67675/
Kocol67444/
Hokal67259/
Kokolova67207/
Hochhold67199/
Cokol67124/
Chookole67116/
Chochole6771/
Chokhale6770/
Koukoule6769/
Kúkol6744/
Khoshkal6733/
Khaskhal6710/
Khakhale676/
Hadkhole676/
Khadkole675/
Khatkool674/
Kekol672/
Kókol672/
Khatkole671/
Khoikale671/
Khukhale671/
Khukhule671/
Koukolle671/
Chakhole671/
Hojol671/
Kokolová671/
Kokoł671/
Kokùl671/
Kochoole671/
Koukoile671/
Khachoul671/
Choochol671/
Chookool671/
Khuikhul671/

Khokhol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khokhol in the Russian language
Хохолhohol-

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