Sahov Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sahov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Şahov (32) & Šahov (2) are calculated separately.

Sahov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahov is found most frequently in Moldova. It may be found as: Şahov or Šahov. Click here for other potential spellings of Sahov.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Sahov is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Sahov are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 356,137. In Moldova Sahov is most common in: Chișinău Municipality, where 90 percent live and Bălți Municipality, where 10 percent live. Beside Moldova this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 38 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şahov9332/
Šahov932/
Shahov91394/
Sahovs9140/
Saahov916/
Saehov911/
Saov895/
Shaehov838/
Schahov834/
Saahova831/
Shaov801,752/
Zahov80562/
Sohov8092/
Sahow8049/
Shoav806/
Saova804/
Cahov801/
Saeov801/
Shajhova772/
Shaahova771/
Shaihhov771/
Sahyhova771/
Shahow73895/
Shaova73402/
Saehow73121/
Şahova7341/
Shohov7317/
Chahov7314/
Šahhov7312/
Sajhow739/
Sahoub739/
Šahova737/
Soohov736/
Seahow734/
Shohav732/
Jahaov732/
Schaov732/
Sayhow731/
Shauov731/
Šahovs731/
Sahhav731/
Sagiov731/
Sahoff731/
Sauhof730/
Saow67187/
Zaov6772/
Saob6739/
Dzhahov6736/
Saof6713/
Shahoff678/
Šaihhov678/
Shahoub676/
Soav675/
Shohova674/
Shahouf673/
Shahoof673/
Caov672/
Shagiov671/
Jahijov671/
Shauova671/
Shauhav671/
Schohov671/
Saahoff671/
Shahaow671/
Shahoow671/
Shchaov671/
Shaihow671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sahov
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