Khvost Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Khvost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khvost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2871:502,17146,262
Ukraine2471:184,30225,165
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Khvost (34) may also be a first name.

Khvost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khvost (Russian: Хвост) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Khvost click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khvost? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khvost is the 515,280th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Khvost reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Khvost is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 502,171. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 24 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Barring Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 39 percent reside and Belarus, where 13 percent reside.

Khvost Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (64%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Khvost surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 32.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hvost911/
Khvast8320/
Khvostova804,614/
Kvast73363/
Huost731/
Khvastova67190/
Chvostová67127/
Khwast6710/
Chvostova674/
Kvasts673/
Kvaste672/
Chwost671/
Cvast5513/
Huast551/
Hwast551/
Jvozt551/
Chvastová5312/
Chwast50410/
Huaste5060/
Chwóst501/
Chuast500/

Khvost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khvost in the Russian language
Хвостhvost-

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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 Khvost
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