Rova Surname

53,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Fiji

Rova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar6,9851:3,386714
Sweden6691:14,7191,255
Papua New Guinea3521:23,1642,530
Fiji3141:2,848493
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Zimbabwe1691:91,35113,091
Greece1411:78,58013,253
Italy1171:522,70751,899
India1041:7,375,629160,209
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Finland781:70,4717,855
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Albania171:171,41512,549
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France101:6,642,272293,169
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Rová (1) are calculated separately.

Rova (49,588) may also be a first name.

Rova Last Name Facts

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

Rova (Georgian: როვა, Hindi: रोवा, Marathi: रोवा, Russian: Рова) is found most frequently in Madagascar. It can appear in the variant forms: Rová. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rova.

How Common Is The Last Name Rova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,532nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 764,214 people. The surname Rova is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rova reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 18,627th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 49,588 people.

Rova is most widely held in Madagascar, where it is borne by 6,985 people, or 1 in 3,386. Barring Madagascar this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Rova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Rova last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rova earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning $36,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning $63,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rová921/
Rovai892,492/
Rovea89792/
Rhova89597/
Rovas89391/
Rouva89184/
Rovha89164/
Rovay89120/
Roiva8945/
Rovat8913/
Rovah8912/
Rovad8911/
Rovaš898/
Rotva897/
Rovêa894/
Rosva892/
Rovga891/
Roova891/
Rovoa891/
Rovau891/
Ruova891/
Rohva891/
Rov86980/
Hrovat803,621/
Roivas80693/
Rouvas80465/
Roshva8069/
Roivah8024/
Rovova8012/
Rzhova8011/
Rovaid806/
Rovais805/
Rovaiz804/
Rouvea803/
Rovaux803/
Roivad802/
Roveau802/
Ravova802/
Rovach802/
Rafova801/
Rotvat801/
Rossva801/
Roovai801/
Rochva801/
D'Rova801/
Rovayd801/
Royvas801/
Ruovas801/
Hrzova801/
Rovaad800/
Rava7556,370/
Roba7527,388/
Rowa752,697/
Rovó75257/
Rovo75172/
Rovt7571/
Royv7546/
Hrov7514/
Roov7512/
Rohv758/
Rovd757/
Rzov754/
Rovs754/
Roiv753/
Rojv752/
Rovf751/
Rgov751/
Rovw751/
Rrov751/
Rhov751/
Rouv750/
Rouveau73349/
Hrafova73185/
Hrovath7325/
Rovaggi7313/
Rozsvai7312/
Rovhach7310/
Hravova736/
Geerova732/
Rovault731/
Roovaid731/
Roovais731/
Rouvait731/
Rouvaux731/
Rovaitė731/
Hroshva731/
Rosveas730/
Ravat67227,791/
Rouba675,834/
Rouwa672,020/
Ravas671,958/
Robai671,767/
Ravai671,108/
Ravad67836/
Robea67711/
Ravah67708/
Rohyv67433/
Robay67422/
Rosua67389/
Rávai67249/
Robaj67244/
Robaa67242/
Robau67224/
Rauva67217/
Rhoba67215/
Ravea67202/
Ravaz67201/
Rovey67197/
Rooba67186/
Ravaa67185/
Ravau67174/
Roiba67127/
Rovei67113/
Ravay67102/
Raava6770/
Ravaj6769/
Rowai6768/
Rovos6759/
Rasva6758/
Ravha6754/
Royba6741/
Robha6738/
Hroba6732/
Rovou6728/
Ravap6725/
Rowna6724/
Rousv6719/
Rzhov6718/
Rowah6718/
Rohwa6715/
Rhava6712/
Rovoi6712/
Ratva6710/
Rahva676/
Rrava676/
Răvaș676/
Robaș675/
Rowaa673/
Ravga672/
Rovoy672/
Rooua672/
Roway672/
Rosvo672/
Roowa672/
Hrzov672/
Ruoba672/
Rovth671/
Rovuo671/
Rowea671/
Ruowa671/
Roovo671/
Rovoh671/
Roivo671/
Hrava671/
Ravoa671/
Ravaš671/
Roiua671/
Roiwa671/
Răvaş671/
Rõvas671/
Rovot671/
Rováš671/
Rouveaux671/
Rouvf671/
Rzovh671/
Rowau671/

Rova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rova in the Georgian language
როვაrova-
Rova in the Marathi language
रोवाrova-
Rova in the Hindi language
रोवाrova97.62
रोवrova2.38
Rova in the Russian language
Роваrova-

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