Soava Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Soava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4231:47,4655,912
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Şoavă (136) are calculated separately.

Soava (11) may also be a first name.

Soava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soava (Hindi: सोअवा) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Şoavă. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 687,524th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname Soava is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Soava live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe. Soava is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname Soava is most common in Romania, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 47,465. In Romania it is most numerous in: Mehedinți County, where 29 percent are found, Giurgiu County, where 26 percent are found and Constanța County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Romania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soľava9138/
Souava918/
Sohava914/
Şoavă87136/
Sohavad8323/
Soyaeva8316/
Shohava831/
Shoaeva831/
Soave809,224/
Soavi80429/
Soaba8056/
Saova804/
Soavy801/
Shaova73402/
Sahova73226/
Sohaba73204/
Sohawa73138/
Saaeva7372/
Soabat7360/
Soabas7353/
Soampa7326/
Sohova7320/
Soaves7317/
Souaba7317/
Sohavi738/
Shoavi734/
Souave734/
Soaiba732/
Shoawa732/
Soaive732/
Saauva731/
Shoaba731/
Joavas731/
Soanpa731/
Soabai731/
Souavi731/
Souavé731/
Soeova731/
Couava731/
Soavos731/
Soawua731/
Shahova67403/
Souabaa67298/
Shaaeva6775/
Souampa6754/
Shaoeva6728/
Souaiba6728/
Sahaeva6717/
Shoaiba6710/
Souanpa6710/
Schoaba679/
Sohabah675/
Soaibah674/
Shohova674/
Sohaiba674/
Joaivad673/
Shoaivi673/
Saovaya671/
Shoaive671/
Sahauva671/
Saehova671/
Saahova671/
Shohaba671/
Soampai671/
Souaive671/
Souaveh671/
Shohavi671/
Sahoova671/
Soohawa671/
Shaeova671/
Shauova671/

Soava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soava in the Hindi language
सोअवाso'ava-

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