Sahav Surname

276,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4001:547,90426,999
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Sahav (5,706) may also be a first name.

Sahav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahav (Arabic: صحف, Hindi: साहव, Marathi: सहाव) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,726th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,201,674 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahav live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahav is also the 88,458th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 5,706 people.

The surname Sahav is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,400 people, or 1 in 547,904. In India Sahav is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 42 percent reside, Bihar, where 24 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent reside. Outside of India Sahav is found in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahav91163/
Sahauv91106/
Sahaav914/
Sahavt911/
Shav891,866/
Saav89810/
Sahv8919/
Sahaf801,073/
Sahuv80252/
Sahaw80118/
Shaiv8087/
Shavd8071/
Shahv8012/
Saavt807/
Shauv804/
Saaiv803/
Shavt802/
Shavp801/
Saahv801/
Schav801/
Shaav801/
Shavh801/
Saavf801/
Shayv801/
Sheav800/
Sav75120,602/
Sahaph731,104/
Shahaf731,083/
Sahiev7376/
Sjahab7351/
Shavsh7334/
Shahaw735/
Schauv733/
Shaaiv733/
Schavp731/
Zahavz731/
Sahaaf731/
Sheavs731/
Shahvs731/
Sjhaav731/
Sahayb731/
Schavs731/
Shavfe731/
Hsahab731/
Shaw67808,364/
Saab6738,373/
Sabh677,225/
Shab677,021/
Chav674,284/
Sawh672,471/
Saaf672,343/
Saaw671,743/
Shaf671,511/
Sahw67639/
Sauv67532/
Safh67210/
Saph67114/
Shavova67105/
Sahf6772/
Sayv6763/
Seav6740/
Saiv6738/
Shov6732/
Shaheev6730/
Savw6729/
Satv6727/
Shahiev6725/
Hsav679/
Schahaf676/
Savì676/
Shafova675/
Jhav674/
Savt674/
Savd674/
Jaav673/
Zhav673/
Sasv673/
Ssav672/
Savp672/
Shashvt672/
Shawová672/
Xaav672/
Caav671/
Xahv671/
Shaishv671/
Shahaff671/
Sohv671/
Savh671/
Savs671/
Scav671/
Sahahab671/

Sahav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahav in the Hindi language
साहवsahava77.36
सहावsahava20.59
साहावsahava1.12
सहवsahava0.37
साहबsahaba0.33
सहाबsahaba0.05
Sahav in the Marathi language
सहावsahava50
साहवsahava33.33
सहवsahava16.67
Sahav in the Arabic language
صحفshf-

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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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  • 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 Sahav
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