Plahova Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Plahova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plahova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria511:136,8417,953
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Plahová (2) are calculated separately.

Plahova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plahova is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may be found as a variant: Plahová. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plahova? popularity and diffusion

Plahova is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Plahova reside; 46 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Plahova is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 136,841. In Bulgaria Plahova is mostly found in: Burgas Province, where 31 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 31 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Bulgaria Plahova is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent live and Ukraine, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plahová952/
Plahhova931/
Plahov9297/
Plahovs8617/
Plehova8617/
Plahhov8617/
Plohova8610/
Plaha831,359/
Plehhova803/
Pllaha77181/
Plohov7714/
Plahay779/
Phlaha774/
Plahof771/
Plaa73437/
Plah73149/
Plajová7120/
Plehová7114/
Plahoff715/
Plaiová712/
Playová712/
Plahajj711/
Plohhov711/
Plach67654/
Plaat67494/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Plahe67136/
Pleho67110/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Plhoň6775/
Plhoňová6762/
Plajh6743/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Plaht6728/
Plahý6718/
Pelleova674/
Plaai672/
Plaah672/
Plaph671/
Plaãa671/
Pilleova671/
Plaad671/
Plaay670/

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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 Plahova
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