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 occurs most in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Rahov is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Rahov are found; 68 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Bulgaria Rahov is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 44 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 24 percent reside and Razgrad Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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