Tihov Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tihov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tihov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2601:26,8422,230
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tihov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tihov occurs most in Bulgaria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tihov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tihov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tihov is the 887,624th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Tihov are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Tihov is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 26,842. In Bulgaria Tihov is most frequent in: Gabrovo Province, where 21 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent are found and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Tihov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tihova91375/
Tihovs914/
Tiov891/
Tihhova8311/
Tehov8035/
Tyhov8034/
Tihof803/
Tijov803/
Tihow801/
Theov801/
Tijhof73444/
Tyhova7336/
Tagiov732/
Tihowa731/
Tyhoev731/
Tuhhov731/
Tihoff731/
Tegiov731/
Tiop675,122/
Tiav671,500/
Tiow67948/
Teov6769/
Tijhoff6746/
Tiob674/
Tiof674/
Tjov671/
Tyov671/
Taihaev671/

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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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  • 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 Tihov
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