Rahov Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Rahov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria941:74,2444,720
Azerbaijan321:301,5356,945
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Rahov Last Name Facts

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

Rahov is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rahov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Rahov reside; 68 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Bulgaria Rahov is mostly found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 44 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 24 percent are found and Razgrad Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria Rahov exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrahov914/
Rahovs912/
Raov891,184/
Hrahova8310/
Rahaova833/
Rohov801,456/
Rahow80349/
Rahof8047/
Rahob8020/
Raouv805/
Rahop802/
Rauov802/
Raoov801/
Rohova733,658/
Rahouf7366/
Rauhof7322/
Rauova737/
Rahaev734/
Rahoub733/
Rahoff732/
Rohovs731/
Rahoft731/
Rahuof731/
Rahhav731/
Rajhav731/
Rayhow730/
Raof676,738/
Raop67359/
Raob67230/
Roav67225/
Rauhoff6784/
Raow6713/
Rajhowa6710/
Rajjova679/
Rahooft673/
Rahoofp673/
Rayjova672/
Rahoofs671/
Rahaouf671/
Rohyhov671/

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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 Rahov
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