Shovav Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shovav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shovav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shovav (2) may also be a first name.

Shovav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shovav (Russian: Шовав) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shovav.

How Common Is The Last Name Shovav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shovav reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shovav is also the 9,404,674th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 2 people.

Shovav is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 144,123,056. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Murmansk Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shovaev922/
Shovaiv921/
Sovav911/
Shavav8348/
Sovaiv838/
Shovov836/
Chovav835/
Sovaev833/
Shevav832/
Shovab831/
Shavaev771,666/
Shavova77105/
Shevaev7744/
Shabova7726/
Shovova778/
Schovab776/
Shobhav772/
Shavavz771/
Shoybav771/
Shoveev771/
Shovaib771/
Sevav73336/
Savav7327/
Sovev7317/
Sovab731/
Zovav731/
Sovap730/
Sahabova7156/
Schobova7117/
Schovabs712/
Sovabova711/
Savova676,828/
Sabova67780/
Shevov67328/
Sobova67170/
Shavov6794/
Shavab6755/
Sevaev6750/
Sovova6743/
Shabav6740/
Savaev6736/
Shabov6730/
Shobab6718/
Showab6718/
Sovaib6715/
Shevev6713/
Shababova6711/
Zouvav679/
Chovov678/
Sevaav677/
Chavav675/
Sovape674/
Shovow674/
Sobhav674/
Shavaf673/
Soveev673/
Shahabova672/
Sabhav672/
Jsavav671/
Soovev671/
Shavap671/
Shavev671/
Shawav671/
Shobaf671/
Showap671/
Showaf671/
Shovop670/

Shovav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shovav in the Russian language
Шовавsovav-

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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 Shovav
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