Khvostov Surname

94,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Khvostov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Khvost, meaning 'tail'.

Khvostov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,1271:34,9224,735
Ukraine5561:81,87511,685
Belarus2251:42,2277,248
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Khvostov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Khvost, meaning 'tail'.

- Junie

Khvostov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khvostov (Russian: Хвостов) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khvostov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Khvostov is the 94,194th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,440,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Khvostov reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Khvostov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 4,127 people, or 1 in 34,922. In Russia Khvostov is most common in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 11 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Khvostov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Khvostov last name are 4.03% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

Khvostov earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khvostova944,614/
Hvostov9342/
Khvotov933/
Kvostov932/
Khvastov88163/
Hvostovs886/
Chvostov884/
Kvotov861/
Khvastova82190/
Khvosteev828/
Chvostova824/
Khvatov802,508/
Kvotova801/
Khvatova754,495/
Hvostoff756/
Kvatov7146/
Hwostow6717/
Kvatova6711/
Chwostow632/
Kvatav574/
Chwastow5027/

Khvostov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khvostov in the Russian language
Хвостовhvostov-

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