Sov Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Sov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
India451:17,045,897267,282
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Şov (2) are calculated separately.

Sov (402) may also be a first name.

Sov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sov (Arabic: سوف, Hindi: सोव, Marathi: सोव, Russian: Сов) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Şov. For other potential spellings of Sov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sov? popularity and diffusion

Sov is the 832,284th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Sov are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sov is also the 430,375th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 402 people.

Sov is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States Sov is most common in: California, where 68 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Oregon, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 31 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Sov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sov surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Sov earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şov892/
Sova8621,879/
Soev86758/
Sovd86231/
Shov8632/
Souv8622/
Soiv8621/
Suov8621/
Soov8613/
Zsov8610/
Sojv869/
Scov866/
Siov865/
Sovh865/
Sovs863/
Soyv863/
Sosv862/
Szov862/
Sovt861/
Sohv861/
Hsov861/
Shoev7521,553/
Shova7514,944/
Zsova7566/
Szova7557/
Schov7555/
Shovt7544/
Shoov758/
Shuov757/
Shoiv756/
Shouv751/
Shovh751/
Ssoev751/
Shoyv751/
Scovh751/
Sow671,076,990/
Sav67120,602/
Sop678,021/
Savova676,828/
Sev675,708/
Sopova672,948/
Sob672,642/
Sapova672,580/
Sabová672,326/
Sovová671,493/
Sof671,102/
Jov671,051/
Sabova67780/
Shovsh67202/
Sobova67170/
Zov67113/
Sovova6743/
Cov6737/
Sábová6732/
Säv6717/
Sopová6712/
Sávová6712/
Savová6712/
Sowová6711/
Schova679/
Xov677/
Åshovd677/
Sofova676/
Shchov676/
Schouv675/
Sapová674/
Sawová673/
Safova673/
Schoev671/
Shoshv671/
Safová671/
Çov671/

Sov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sov in the Hindi language
सोवsova93.55
सॉवsova6.45
Sov in the Marathi language
सोवsova66.67
सॉवsova33.33
Sov in the Russian language
Совsov-
Sov in the Arabic language
سوفswf-

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