Nihova Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Nihova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293

Nihova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nihova is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Nihova is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Nihova are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,998,802. Without taking into account Angola it is found in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhova91118/
Niova911/
Nehova8321/
Nühova836/
Naiova834/
Gnihov832/
Ngiova832/
Niovas832/
Nioa8029/
Nhoa802/
Niov801/
Nuhiova7727/
Nhovajj773/
Nehovah771/
Njova731,237/
Niava731,080/
Nhovo7393/
Nihof7374/
Nhowa7342/
Nihab7318/
Neova7313/
Nehov735/
Nhava735/
Nihaf734/
Nnhov734/
Nihav733/
Nyova733/
Nhouv731/
Njiov731/
Niowa731/
Nijhavat713/
Nihoubai711/
Nahayova711/
Nio6739,349/
Noa6729,895/
Nijhof674,063/
Nih671,734/
Niehof67737/
Nihoff6766/
Nehowa6737/
Niavas6721/
Njioua6715/
Niavah6713/
Nojova6711/
Neyova679/
Nuijov676/
Niohof674/
Noyova673/
Najova672/
Niosua671/
Nayova671/
Nhavai671/
Njovha671/
Nieava671/
N'Jova671/
Nhuová671/
Njovah671/
Gniowa671/
Nnjova671/
Nihafe671/
Nihoof670/
Neihow670/

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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 Nihova
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