Rahova Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Rahova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 100 | 1:69,789 | 4,484 |
| Albania | 96 | 1:30,355 | 4,723 |
| Kosovo | 42 | 1:44,330 | 3,692 |
| Azerbaijan | 30 | 1:321,637 | 7,248 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Řáhová (118) are calculated separately.
Rahova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rahova is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Řáhová. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 910,497th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Rahova reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 69,789. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 50 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 24 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Bulgaria Rahova exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 33 percent live and Kosovo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hrahova | 92 | 10 | / |
| Rahaova | 92 | 3 | / |
| Rzahova | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rohova | 83 | 3,658 | / |
| Řáhová | 83 | 118 | / |
| Rauova | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rajhowa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rajjova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rahouba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rayjova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rahovou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauhová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhoavea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raofa | 73 | 39 | / |
| Roava | 73 | 10 | / |
| Raoba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Raowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raihiava | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rohyhova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rohová | 67 | 174 | / |
| Rauová | 67 | 66 | / |
| Rohava | 67 | 47 | / |
| Raouba | 67 | 26 | / |
| Raoofa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Raouwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raoufa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruiava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raofat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raojua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raovei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roavas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raobho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajhavadh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rahova
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