Sihov Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Sihov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 31 | 1:114,883 | 13,240 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
The alternate forms: Šihov (1) are calculated separately.
Sihov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sihov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sihov is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Šihov. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sihov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sihov live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 114,883. In Moldova Sihov is most common in: Găgăuzia, where 52 percent are found, Basarabeasca District, where 26 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 23 percent are found. Barring Moldova Sihov occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šihov | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shihov | 91 | 504 | / |
| Sihova | 91 | 74 | / |
| Sihovs | 91 | 9 | / |
| Shihova | 83 | 35 | / |
| Syhov | 80 | 154 | / |
| Shiov | 80 | 30 | / |
| Shyov | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sihav | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zihov | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sehov | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sheov | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sihop | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sihob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaihhov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schihova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shihhova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shehov | 73 | 206 | / |
| Syhova | 73 | 193 | / |
| Sihope | 73 | 53 | / |
| Sehova | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cihova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Schyov | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sihowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shyhov | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zihova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sheova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sehovs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šihhov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhihov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sihoub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shihav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sagiov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siav | 67 | 2,579 | / |
| Shehova | 67 | 221 | / |
| Siehoff | 67 | 124 | / |
| Shihoff | 67 | 54 | / |
| Shihoub | 67 | 16 | / |
| Šaihhov | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shihowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shyhova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihoofs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shijova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šihhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shagiov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shihgav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scihoff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sihov
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