Sholov Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Sholov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Sholov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sholov (Russian: Шолов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sholov live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 4,117,802. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 26 percent live, Moscow, where 11 percent live and Komi Republic, where 9 percent live. Apart from Russia Sholov is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 32 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sholov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sholov in the Russian language | ||
| Шолов | solov | - |
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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 Sholov
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