Panahov Surname

111,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Panahov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panahov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan4,1361:2,333330
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pänahov (3) are calculated separately.

Panahov Last Name Facts

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

Panahov is most common in Azerbaijan. It may be rendered as a variant: Pänahov. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Panahov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,569th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,751,393 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Panahov reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Transcaucasia.

The surname is most commonly used in Azerbaijan, where it is carried by 4,136 people, or 1 in 2,333. In Azerbaijan Panahov is most numerous in: Baku, where 20 percent live, Shamkir District, where 6 percent live and Qazakh District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Azerbaijan this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pänahov953/
Panahova934,298/
Penahov86159/
Panohov862/
Ponahov861/
Panahob861/
Panahoff801/
Panohova801/
Pănahova801/
Panaob7755/
Pangaow712/
Penahof711/
Pangaouw672/

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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 Panahov
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