Roav Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Roav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2211:70,0782,087
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Roav (433) may also be a first name.

Roav Last Name Facts

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

Roav (Arabic: روؤف, Hindi: रोआव) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,092,155th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Roav is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Roav reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Roav is also the 412,254th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 433 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 70,078. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Ratanakiri Province, where 17 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 16 percent are found and Siem Reap Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Cambodia it is found in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohav8911/
Rohaev802/
Rojhav801/
Raov751,184/
Roab75832/
Roaf75661/
Roap7557/
Roaw751/
Rouab671,616/
Rohov671,456/
Rouaf67158/
Roape67152/
Rahov67139/
Rooaf67100/
Rohab6768/
Roauf6755/
Raouv675/
Rohap675/
Rohaf673/
Raowa672/
Rauov672/
Raoov671/
Rooap671/
Roaib671/
Roaff671/
Rooaw671/
Roawf671/
Roaif671/
Rouaw670/
Roafe670/
Roapp670/

Roav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roav in the Hindi language
रोआवro'ava-
Roav in the Arabic language
روؤفrwwf-

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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 Roav
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