Tov Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Tov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4051:21,1303,144
Russia3391:425,14240,569
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Töv (4) are calculated separately.

Tov (341) may also be a first name.

Tov Last Name Facts

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

Tov (Arabic: طوف, Hindi: तोव, Marathi: टोव, Russian: Тов) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be found as a variant: Töv. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tov is the 289,639th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. The last name Tov is primarily found in Asia, where 34 percent of Tov live; 31 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Tov is also the 472,872nd most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 341 people.

The last name Tov is most common in Israel, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 21,130. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 36 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Tov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tov last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tov last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töv894/
Tovt865,722/
Tova861,445/
Thov86408/
Tohv86143/
Toiv8670/
Tuov8660/
Toev8646/
Toov8621/
Tovp8612/
Tovs868/
Tovz861/
Ttov861/
Tojv861/
Toyv861/
Tosv861/
Totv861/
Htov861/
Tovås7565/
Thoev758/
Tovws753/
Tovth752/
Tohvs751/
Htovt751/
Toovs751/
Toshv751/
Tovch750/
Top6797,084/
Tav678,048/
Tow674,616/
Tob672,054/
Tev67611/
Topova67584/
Tof67213/
Tabova6743/
Tapova6740/
Tofova6739/
Tobova6713/
Tafova672/
Tovova672/
Tavova671/

Tov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tov in the Hindi language
तोवtova-
Tov in the Marathi language
टोवtova-
Tov in the Russian language
Товtov-
Tov in the Arabic language
طوفtwf-
توفtwf-

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Footnotes

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