Sav Surname

4,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Sav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India113,9461:6,732596
Turkey3,8081:20,4362,405
Romania1,7521:11,4601,482
Cambodia5541:27,9551,472
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France211:3,162,987209,042
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Šav (103) & Säv (17) are calculated separately.

Sav (2,162) may also be a first name.

Sav Last Name Facts

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

Sav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ, Hindi: साव, Marathi: साव) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Šav or Säv. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sav? popularity and diffusion

Sav is the 4,676th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 60,426 people. The last name Sav is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sav reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 161,297th most prevalent forename globally, held by 2,162 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 113,946 people, or 1 in 6,732. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 78 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 15 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found. Beside India Sav exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Sav Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sav surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Sav earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,443 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šav89103/
Säv8917/
Shav861,866/
Saav86810/
Sauv86532/
Saev86513/
Sayv8663/
Seav8640/
Saiv8638/
Savw8629/
Satv8627/
Sahv8619/
Hsav869/
Savì866/
Savt864/
Savd864/
Sasv863/
Savp862/
Ssav862/
Savh861/
Savs861/
Scav861/
Shaev752,365/
Sahav751,401/
Sahuv75252/
Shaiv7587/
Shavd7571/
Hsiav7546/
Sceav7517/
Savås7513/
Shahv7512/
Saavt757/
Savdh755/
Shauv754/
Saaiv753/
Shavt752/
Shavh751/
Shayv751/
Savss751/
Sauvė751/
Saavf751/
Sjavš751/
Sauvp751/
Shaav751/
Shavp751/
Saahv751/
Sasvt751/
Schav751/
Shsav751/
Sheav750/
Saw67963,661/
Saf6750,983/
Sab6735,403/
Sap6711,743/
Savova676,828/
Sev675,708/
Cav674,739/
Sapova672,580/
Sabová672,326/
Jav671,312/
Sabova67780/
Sov67332/
Shahav67163/
Sahauv67106/
Sahiev6776/
Schaev6771/
Shavsh6734/
Zav6734/
Savová6712/
Xav6711/
Sahaav674/
Sapová674/
Shaaiv673/
Sawová673/
Schauv673/
Safova673/
Sahavt671/
Sjhaav671/
Saggiv671/
Shahvs671/
Schavs671/
Schavp671/
Safová671/
Shavfe671/
Sheavs671/
Çav671/

Sav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻒalsf-
Sav in the Marathi language
सावsava99.06
अवava0.07
Sav in the Hindi language
सावsava88.17
सवsava11.52

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sav
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