Lyahov Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Lyahov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyahov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lyahov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyahov is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyahov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Lyahov live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Lyahov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Republic of Khakassia, where 14 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 17 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyahova9234/
Lahov9118/
Lyaov911/
Lahovs8349/
Leahov8331/
Lyaova837/
Laov8014/
Liahova7744/
Leahova7735/
Lyahoff771/
Lohov7367/
Lahob7316/
Lahop736/
Laova733/
Lahow730/
Lahof730/
Lahoub67101/
Lahouf6778/
Lahoff6760/
Lauhof6730/
Lahaev678/
Lohovs678/
Leyhow676/
Hlohov672/
Laihow672/
Lohoev672/
Lauova671/
Ļahovs671/
Leyaev671/
Lauhow670/

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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 Lyahov
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