Khovu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Khovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Khovu Last Name Facts

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

Khovu (Russian: Хову) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khovu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khovu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Western Cape, where 21 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Khovu exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Khovu Last Name Statistics demography

Khovu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.78% less than the national average, earning R 131,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovu89162/
Hovu8926/
Khoshvu8312/
Koivu802,092/
Kovou80695/
Khavu80369/
Chovu80237/
Kouvu8025/
Hovhu8010/
Koveu806/
Hoivu804/
Houvu803/
Hovou802/
Kovhu801/
Kahvu801/
Hovus800/
Kouvou737,523/
Chovau7365/
Kouveu7348/
Khavhu7341/
Kowhou7336/
Chovuu7311/
Houvou7311/
Hohvou736/
Hovaud732/
Khavuj732/
Kahavu731/
Kachvu731/
Khovoo731/
Khavus731/
Kooveu731/
Koivou731/
Hovous731/
Kovuch731/
Khoshvouh7110/
Khoshvoud711/
Kowu671,557/
Kavu671,345/
Havu67488/
Hobu67458/
Kevu67346/
Chovaux67166/
Jovu67100/
Howu6796/
Chouvus6712/
Khawous6712/
Kahabou678/
Chovhuz677/
Khoubou676/
Qovu675/
Chouvou674/
Covu674/
Kovauts671/
Khabouh671/
Kovù671/
Khowhud671/
Kouvgou671/
Choveux671/
Khowhut671/

Khovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khovu in the Russian language
Ховуhovu-

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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 Khovu
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