Sova Surname

24,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sova Surname User-submission:

Sova means 'owl' in most of slavonic languages.

Sova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5,7021:7,984938
Russia5,6311:25,5953,603
United States2,9261:123,87513,182
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
Czechia1,3241:8,0311,019
Romania6321:31,7694,049
Moldova5881:6,057932
Nepal5501:51,7841,530
India2941:2,609,06682,085
Kazakhstan2451:72,1738,685
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Belarus2041:46,5747,934
Papua New Guinea1971:41,3895,043
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
Finland1801:30,5374,058
Slovakia1791:29,8135,202
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Austria611:139,59718,914
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Slovenia251:99,50711,584
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Transnistria161:29,6694,918
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
France161:4,151,420237,746
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England151:3,714,537119,675
Israel131:658,28045,106
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Latvia61:341,67426,199
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Şova (33) & Šova (10) are calculated separately.

Sova (26,688) may also be a first name.

Sova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sova means 'owl' in most of slavonic languages.

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Sova Last Name Facts

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

Sova (Arabic: سوفا, Georgian: სოვა, Hindi: सोवा, Marathi: सोवा, Oriya: େଶାଭା, Russian: Сова, Tibetan: སོ་བ་) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Şova or Šova. For other possible spellings of Sova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,691st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 333,084 people. The last name Sova is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Sova are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 30,465th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 26,688 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 5,702 people, or 1 in 7,984. In Ukraine Sova is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 15 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 9 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Ukraine it occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Sova Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sova has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sova surname expanded 3,016 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sova last name are 8.28% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sova earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.36% more than the national average, earning R 495,132 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $23,411,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $56,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şova9233/
Šova9210/
Shova8914,944/
Sovea89617/
Scova89583/
Souva89407/
Sovau89159/
Siova89118/
Sovay89112/
Suova8997/
Sovat8975/
Zsova8966/
Szova8957/
Sovha8952/
Soova8927/
Sovah8919/
Sovai8910/
Soiva899/
Sovas898/
Sotva896/
Sovaj896/
Sohva895/
Sovad894/
Sovga894/
Sovaa893/
Sovap890/
Sov86332/
Savova806,828/
Souvay80671/
Shovah80278/
Sovach80110/
Shoova8062/
Sovova8043/
Siovas8020/
Shovat8014/
Shouva8010/
Schova809/
Shovea809/
Shuova808/
Sofova806/
Shovga806/
Shovai806/
Sovaid805/
Shovha804/
Safova803/
Souvas802/
Sovatt802/
Soveau802/
Soovah801/
Shoyva801/
Souvea801/
Sovaht801/
Sovats800/
Sowa7551,600/
Sava7546,221/
Cova7529,176/
Soba7527,316/
Jova751,581/
Sovo75732/
Zova75318/
Sovd75231/
Shov7532/
Souv7522/
Soiv7521/
Suov7521/
Sáva7517/
Çova7515/
Soov7513/
Zsov7510/
Sojv759/
Sovh755/
Siov755/
Soyv753/
Sovs753/
Szov752/
Sosv752/
Sovt751/
Sohv751/
Xova751/
Hsov751/
Soveaux73123/
Shavova73105/
Shovaiz7350/
Souvais7330/
Shchova7315/
Saffova7314/
Shovhai7313/
Souvait7313/
Shovova738/
Shafova735/
Shovach735/
Soffova734/
Souvath732/
Savaova731/
Soovaid731/
Sophova731/
Souvaha731/
Szovova731/
Schovai731/
Shoveau730/
Sowah6736,759/
Shoba6715,177/
Shovo6714,653/
Sobha6713,934/
Shava6710,735/
Savai679,020/
Savad677,983/
Savat674,566/
Savaj672,822/
Savas672,671/
Savay671,230/
Souba671,107/
Showa671,006/
Savga67941/
Sobay67807/
Száva67678/
Giova67618/
Sobai67617/
Chova67582/
Savea67544/
Soiba67501/
Sovey67471/
Savaç67466/
Sooba67453/
Szava67391/
Savau67385/
Sávai67290/
Sowai67279/
Sauva67277/
Soyba67265/
Saava67230/
Soway67184/
Zhova67174/
Savah67159/
Çovaç67149/
Sobea67126/
Sioba67114/
Souwa67102/
Scava6797/
Ziova6787/
Jovad6775/
Savoa6773/
Covay6762/
Djova6761/
Sosua6758/
Şovea6758/
Schov6755/
Zovea6755/
Zovas6747/
Josva6744/
Shovt6744/
Jovas6740/
Zoova6735/
Jasva6730/
Saľva6730/
Jouva6728/
Çovas6726/
Sohwa6724/
Satva6723/
Seuva6723/
Szowa6723/
Savaz6718/
Sávay6718/
Sahva6715/
Soyua6715/
Savaa6713/
Zovah6711/
Ssava6710/
Sobau6710/
Savap679/
Szoba679/
Soïba679/
Shoov678/
Suovo678/
Sovei678/
Shuov677/
Savha677/
Jovay677/
Sobaa677/
Siowa677/
Shoiv676/
Jovai676/
Zouva675/
Jovat674/
Sowna674/
Sowha674/
Jovea674/
Sovod674/
Hsoba673/
Sobaj673/
Soiwa673/
Sowua673/
Siovo673/
Sovou673/
Sotvo673/
Sovoy672/
Joiva672/
Coova672/
Sawoa672/
Ssoba672/
Sovoh672/
Sowwa672/
Suoba672/
Zotva671/
Soowa671/
Shohieva671/
Shoushva671/
Shoyv671/
Sovot671/
Sowea671/
Sowaa671/
Suowa671/
Sovos671/
Zsoba671/
Sojua671/
Shovh671/
Sasva671/
Savéa671/
Tjova671/
Covaa671/
Covaș671/
Coyva671/
Shouv671/
Sjava671/
Sovoi671/
Sxowa671/
Soveaddh671/
Souua671/
Xouva671/
Jovaa671/

Sova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sova in the Georgian language
სოვაsova-
Sova in the Marathi language
सोवाsova-
Sova in the Hindi language
सोवाsova98.34
शोभाsobha1.1
सूवाsuva0.55
Sova in the Oriya language
େଶାଭାesabha84.62
େସାଭାesabha15.38
Sova in the Tibetan language
སོ་བ་sowa50
སོ་བཱ་soba25
སོ་ཝ་sowa16.67
ཤོ་བ་showa8.33
Sova in the Russian language
Соваsova-
Sova in the Arabic language
سوفاswfa-

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